Founded in 1615 by Cününi Ahmed Dede under the orders of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I, the Bursa Mevlevi Lodge, which was closed by law in 1925 and remained.
Book Club: Uld Mohamadi Bah's 'Birds of Nabaa' is a quintessential Mauritanian tale about a Sufi's modern asceticism. Travelling from his village in Mauritania to Europe, the Gulf, and Africa, the narrator's wanderings help reinforce his humanity.