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 Rising up alongside confluence1 is the Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. I'd arrived in the city on a Friday. Islamic mystics known as Sufi were gathering2 at the edge of the city to perform a weekly sunset ritual. It harks back to the earliest days of Islam on the Nile. These are whirling dervishes of Sudan. The journalist Ismal Kushkush was at hand to help me understand this magical. It's fairly chaotic3 spectacle. What are they doing? It's called zikr or rememberance. It's a way to purify the heart by reciting the certain chants, certain poetry. To purify them, purifying the heart, does that mean effectly clensing the body of evil. Absolutely. Through remembering the Gods, through these recitations, that heart is purified from any evil. It becomes closer and in oneness with the Lord. As the Sufi spin to rhythmic4 chants of crowd, then enter into a kind of trance. Their meditative5 state is intensified6 by the  overwhelming fragrance7 of frankincense. That's beautiful, beautiful smell.

Islam dictates8 almost every aspect of daily life in Sudan. Under ?arī?a Law, everything from crime, politics and economics to sex, hygiene9 and diet is governed by Koran.

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1 confluence PnbyL     
n.汇合，聚集
参考例句：
  • They built the city at the confluence of two rivers.他们建造了城市的汇合两条河流。
  • The whole DV movements actually was a confluence of several trends.整个当时的DV运动，实际上是几股潮流的同谋。
2 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
3 chaotic rUTyD     
adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的
参考例句：
  • Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
  • The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。
4 rhythmic rXexv     
adj.有节奏的，有韵律的
参考例句：
  • Her breathing became more rhythmic.她的呼吸变得更有规律了。
  • Good breathing is slow,rhythmic and deep.健康的呼吸方式缓慢深沉而有节奏。
5 meditative Djpyr     
adj.沉思的，冥想的
参考例句：
  • A stupid fellow is talkative;a wise man is meditative.蠢人饶舌，智者思虑。
  • Music can induce a meditative state in the listener.音乐能够引导倾听者沉思。
6 intensified 4b3b31dab91d010ec3f02bff8b189d1a     
v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
  • The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 fragrance 66ryn     
n.芬芳，香味，香气
参考例句：
  • The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
  • The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。
8 dictates d2524bb575c815758f62583cd796af09     
n.命令，规定，要求( dictate的名词复数 )v.大声讲或读( dictate的第三人称单数 )；口授；支配；摆布
参考例句：
  • Convention dictates that a minister should resign in such a situation. 依照常规部长在这种情况下应该辞职。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He always follows the dictates of common sense. 他总是按常识行事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 hygiene Kchzr     
n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）
参考例句：
  • Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
  • He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。

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