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This is the story of one of the last colonial campaigns fought by the Victorian army. Between 1880 and 1898, in the barren wastes of the Sudan, small professional British armies confronted overwhelming numbers of Sudanese who were armed only with sword and spear and great courage. Despite this, the "Fuzzy-Wuzzy" warriors, followers of the Muslim leader known as the Mahdi, proved formidable opponents. In a score of bloody encounters, they twice performed the unheard-of feat of breaking a British square. This is also the story of an imperial entanglement which led inexorably to the dramatic death of General Gordon at Khatroum and years of British involvement in the wars and problems of the Sudan. A decade later, General Kitchener came to avenge Gordon and reconquer the Sudan. Most of the great fighting men of the age came to the Dervish Wars: Garnett Wolsey, Frederick Burnaby, Redvers Buller all fought the Fuzzy Wuzzies in such legendary battles as Abu Klea, the Atbara and Omdurman. Behind the fighting action stands the British Prime Minister, Gladstone, blamed for Gordon's death and torn between Queen Victoria's demands and his own liberal beliefs. And, making his debut on the world stage, the young Winston Churchill, charging with the 21st Lancers in a Dervish ambush at Omdurman. This is a tale which conveys the ruthlessness, glory, gallantry, endurance and desperation of war, peopled by some of the most colourful and complex of characters. It is illustrated with some of the earliest action photographs of warfare.

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A Dervish Textbook--the 'Awarifu-l-Ma'arif--was written by the nephew of the man who founded the Suhrawardi order of dervishes, but used as a manual by Sufis of all other orders as well. Among the subjects discussed: The Teacher; Behavior of the Disciple; The Robe; Dreams; Deep Knowledge; State; Certainty; Essence; The Self; The Soul; Epiphany and Concealment; Austerity; Trusting; Contentment; Love; Effacement and Permanency.

Just about every kid has experienced the euphoria of spinning around, arms outstretched. The Sufi dervishes harnessed this joyful movement in their ecstatic celebration of and union with the divine. Thanks to Idris Lahore, the art, philosophy, and science of the movements of Samadeva, as they have been taught and practiced by the dervishes in their secret brotherhood since ancient times, are now available to westerners.Dervish Yoga for Health and Longevity details the seven fundamental arkana, or sacred exercises, of Samadeva, which are similar to the movements of yoga, T'ai Chi Ch'uan, and dance. The exercises are simple and extraordinarily revitalizing. They rebalance the psyche, slow down the aging process, regenerate the spirit, and fortify the body, bringing it health, energy, suppleness, and harmony. Each arkana corresponds to one of the major energy centers, or chakras, in the body, and the authors include extensive information about each chakra and the effects of the exercises upon them. Illustrated by numerous detailed photographs, these exercises can be easily learned in just ten minutes a day. Use the ancient practice of Samadeva to rebalance, re-center, and revitalize your life! * A new exercise program combining Sufi wisdom with yoga (both Hindu and Taoist), relaxation, eurythmy, dance, and light gymnastics.* Seven exercises for all round fitness in 10 minutes a day.* Includes a special exercise for sexual health .

A Dervish Textbook--the 'Awarifu-l-Ma'arif--was written by the nephew of the man who founded the Suhrawardi order of dervishes, but used as a manual by Sufis of all other orders as well. Among the subjects discussed: The Teacher; Behavior of the Disciple; The Robe; Dreams; Deep Knowledge; State; Certainty; Essence; The Self; The Soul; Epiphany and Concealment; Austerity; Trusting; Contentment; Love; Effacement and Permanency.

It begins with an explosion. Another day, another bus bomb. Everyone it seems is after a piece of Turkey. But the shockwaves from this random act of 21st century pandemic terrorism will ripple further and resonate louder than just Enginsoy Square. Welcome to the world of The Dervish House—the great, ancient, paradoxical city of Istanbul, divided like a human brain, in the great, ancient, equally paradoxical nation of Turkey. The year is 2027 and Turkey is about to celebrate the fifth anniversary of its accession to the European Union.This is the age of carbon consciousness: every individual in the EU has a card stipulating individual carbon allowance that must be produced at every CO2 generating transaction. For those who can master the game, who can make the trades between gas price and carbon trading permits, who can play the power factions against each other, there are fortunes to be made. The old Byzantine politics are back. They never went away. The ancient power struggled between Sunni and Shia threatens like a storm: Ankara has watched the Middle East emerge from twenty-five years of sectarian conflict. So far it has stayed aloof. A populist Prime Minister has called a referendum on EU membership. Tensions run high. The army watches, hand on holster. And a Galatasary Champions’ League football game against Arsenal stokes passions even higher. The Dervish House is seven days, six characters, three interconnected story strands, one central common core –the eponymous dervish house, a character in itself—that pins all these players together in a weave of intrigue, conflict, drama and a ticking clock of a thriller.From the Hardcover edition.

Spellbound by his grandmother's Anglo-Indian heritage and the exuberant annual visits of her friend the Begum, Isambard Wilkinson became enthralled by Pakistan as a teenager, eventually working there as a foreign correspondent during the War on Terror. Seeking the land behind the headlines, he sets out to discover the essence of a country convulsed by Islamist violence. What of the old, mystical Pakistan has survived and what has been destroyed? We meet charismatic tribal chieftains making their last stand, hereditary saints blessing prostitutes, gangster bosses in violent slums and ecstatic Muslim pilgrims. Navigating a minefield of coups, conspiracies, cock-ups and bombs, Bard is reluctant to judge; his is a funny, hashish- and whisky-scented travel book from the frontline, full of open-hearted delight and a poignant lust for life. Photographs by Chev Wilkinson. "Enhanced with photographs by Chev Wilkinson, Travels in a Dervish Cloak is an absorbing, entertaining, and interestingly informative read from cover to cover. While very highly recommended for both community and academic library collections."--MWBR

"This is a brilliant, free-ranging, mind-enhancing, life-cautioning book."—The IndependentIn the summer of 1964 Robert Irwin set off for Algeria in search of Sufi enlightenment. There he entered a world of marvels and ecstasy, converted to Islam, and received an initiation as a faqir. He learnt the rituals of Islam in North Africa and he studied Arabic in London.Political violence, torture, rock music, drugs, Oxbridge intellectuals, first love, and losses are all part of this story from the 1960s.Robert Irwin is one of the best known writers on the history and culture of the Islamic world.

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Death and the Dervish is an acclaimed novel by Bosnian writer Mesa Selimovic. It recounts the story of Sheikh Nuruddin, a dervish residing in an Islamic monastery in Sarajevo in the eighteenth century during the Ottoman Turk hegemony over the Balkans. When his brother is arrested, he must descend into the Kafkaesque world of the Ottoman authorities in his search to discover what happened to him. He narrates his story in the form of an elaborate suicide note, regularly misquoting the Koran. In time, he begins to question his relations with society as a whole and, eventually, his life choices in general. Hugely successful when published in the 1960s, Death and the Dervish is an enduring classic made into a feature length film in 1974.

Mrs. Pollifax is on hand in Morocco to back up an inept CIA agent, and it's a good thing. Their first informant is killed, and Mrs. Pollifax begins to get the idea that her colleague is not who he says he is. Still, she forges ahead, checking out suspicious informants, and coming to the conclusion that someone is an imposter and someone wants her dead....

When grandmother and part-time CIA agent Emily Pollifax travels to Morocco with another agent, undercover informants are murdered as she confirms their identities and treachery abounds

Wandering dervishes formed a prominent feature of most Muslim communities well into the modern period, surviving in some regions even today. Shocking in appearance, behavior, and speech, these social misfits were revered by the public, yet denounced by cultural elites. /God's Unruly Friends/ is the first in-depth and comprehensive survey of this enigmatic type of piety, tracing the history of the different dervish groups that roamed the lands. As the definitive appraisal of this neglected topic, /God's Unruly Friends/ will fascinate both scholars of religion and those who seek to challenge and broaden their conception of Islam.

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Wandering dervishes formed a prominent feature of most Muslim communities well into the modern period, surviving in some regions even today. Shocking in appearance, behavior, and speech, these social misfits were revered by the public, yet denounced by cultural elites. /God's Unruly Friends/ is the first in-depth and comprehensive survey of this enigmatic type of piety, tracing the history of the different dervish groups that roamed the lands. As the definitive appraisal of this neglected topic, /God's Unruly Friends/ will fascinate both scholars of religion and those who seek to challenge and broaden their conception of Islam.

Like a whirling dervish, this large joyful pattern twirls and pirouettes across the walls in a colorful dance on a white background; it's called The Twist Wallpaper. Manufactured on SureStrip, a unique high performance substrate, this ultra-easy removable wallpaper is guaranteed easy to install and easy to remove; simply use water to activate. Purity of form brings geometrics full circle in an anthology of beautiful patterns and perfect proportions, designed for luxury living. Color: Black.

Like a whirling dervish, this large joyful pattern twirls and pirouettes across the walls in a colorful dance on a white background; it's called The Twist Wallpaper. Manufactured on SureStrip, a unique high performance substrate, this ultra-easy removable wallpaper is guaranteed easy to install and easy to remove; simply use water to activate. Purity of form brings geometrics full circle in an anthology of beautiful patterns and perfect proportions, designed for luxury living. Color: Blue.

Like a whirling dervish, this large joyful pattern twirls and pirouettes across the walls in a colorful dance on a white background; it's called The Twist Wallpaper. Manufactured on SureStrip, a unique high performance substrate, this ultra-easy removable wallpaper is guaranteed easy to install and easy to remove; simply use water to activate. Purity of form brings geometrics full circle in an anthology of beautiful patterns and perfect proportions, designed for luxury living. Color: Gold.

Like a whirling dervish, this large joyful pattern twirls and pirouettes across the walls in a colorful dance on a white background; it's called The Twist Wallpaper. Manufactured on SureStrip, a unique high performance substrate, this ultra-easy removable wallpaper is guaranteed easy to install and easy to remove; simply use water to activate. Purity of form brings geometrics full circle in an anthology of beautiful patterns and perfect proportions, designed for luxury living. Color: Grey.