From Basra's early ascetics to Rumi's verse and the whirling dervishes, the mystical strand of Islam left a mark on poetry, music and community life from North Africa to South Asia.
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Colonial buildings, Noongar culture and a World Heritage prison, from the Swan River to Fremantle.