'Muslim for a Month:' Tourists take Islamic 'pray-cations'

By Tim Hume, for CNN

Updated 1428 GMT (2228 HKT) August 14, 2012

A dervish whirls in religious ecstasy in the Turkish city of Konya, where the Sufi mystic Rumi is buried. "Muslim for a Month" tours visit the tomb and observe the dervishes.
Photos: A Turkish "pray-cation": Muslim for a month
"Muslim for a month" – A dervish whirls in religious ecstasy in the Turkish city of Konya, where the Sufi mystic Rumi is buried. "Muslim for a Month" tours visit the tomb and observe the dervishes.
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Members of the inaugural "Muslim for a Month" tour stand before the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.
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"Muslim for a month" – Members of the inaugural "Muslim for a Month" tour stand before the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.
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The tour group inside Istanbul's Blue Mosque, being taught Islamic practices.
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"Muslim for a month" – The tour group inside Istanbul's Blue Mosque, being taught Islamic practices.
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Tour participants join men in prayer in Istanbul.
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"Muslim for a month" – Tour participants join men in prayer in Istanbul.
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Tour participants are taught to pray in a private home in Istanbul.
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"Muslim for a month" – Tour participants are taught to pray in a private home in Istanbul.
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It's not all religious. Entertainers put on a performance during a "Music and Henna" night on the "Muslim for a Month" tour.
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"Muslim for a month" – It's not all religious. Entertainers put on a performance during a "Music and Henna" night on the "Muslim for a Month" tour.
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