(CNN)-- The dance of the Whirling Dervishes is not only a sight ... The Order of Mevlevi, as the Whirling Dervishes are officially known, is a Sufi movement founded in the 13th century after ...

The only female whirling dancer in Afghanistan was due to kick off her biggest tour around the country. Then the Taliban took over. The Taliban sees Sufi whirling dervishes as against Islamic law.