The other night, I met Cara at the US Embassy to catch a bus to the Citadel for an Iftar hosted by the Fulbright office. In addition to wonderful food, an incredible view, and good company, we also were treated to a contemporary-traditional puppet show and shadow theatre (of which I understood zilch), and some incredible Sufi dancing. Sufi dancing (aka whirling dervishes) is the signature of mystical sect of Sunni Islam. The dance is meant to bring the audience, through the dancers, closer to the creator. So there is lots of symbolism in the dance, for example, with the right arm raised toward the heavens and the left arm toward the earth, etc. Pictures below :) We also took some video, which I will clean up and post before long, too.