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kurdish wedding in bijar, eastern kurdistan, 1997 by kaveh kazemi

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kasnazani sufi ceremony, kurdistan, 1997 by kaveh kazemi

kasnazani sufis fall under the qadiri order of sufism. the qadiri order is the oldest sufi order still followed by kurds and was named after it’s founder, abdul-qadir gilani (AD 1077-1166). most qadiris are located in the southern and eastern regions of kurdistan. naqshbandis, another sufi order followed by kurds, are primarily in northern and, to some extent, western regions of kurdistan.

as part of their dhikr (remembrance) ceremonies, qadiris perform elaborate dances, play instruments alongside chants, walk barefoot on hot coal, swallow swords, and pierce themselves. 

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kurdistan, 1997 by kaveh kazemi

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kasnazani sufi ceremony, kurdistan, 1997 by kaveh kazemi

kasnazani sufis fall under the qadiri order of sufism. the qadiri order is the oldest sufi order still followed by kurds and was named after it’s founder, abdul-qadir gilani (AD 1077-1166). most qadiris are located in the southern and eastern regions of kurdistan. naqshbandis, another sufi order followed by kurds, are primarily in northern and to some extent, western regions of kurdistan.

as part of their dhikr (remembrance) ceremonies, qadiris perform elaborate dances, play instruments alongside chants, walk barefoot on hot coal, swallow swords, and pierce themselves. 

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a kurdish woman pictured riding a horse, adorned in various wedding decorations, kermanshah, kurdistan, 1997 by babak sedighi

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kurdish refugees from southern kurdistan arriving in sardasht, eastern kurdistan, 1991 by mohammad sayyad

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kurdish refugees from southern kurdistan arriving in sardasht, eastern kurdistan, 1991 by mohammad sayyad

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kurdish refugees from southern kurdistan arriving in sardasht, eastern kurdistan, 1991 by mohammad sayyad