When watching a Sufi whirling dervish spin, it may appear as though they are following something unseen, led by an invisible ...

Sufi's path to entrepreneurship was anything but linear. She began her career in Washington before finding her passion for organizing large-scale conferences, galas, and nonprofit gatherings.

Many Sufi saints have attained what is known as God-consciousness, which is the most all-inclusive realisation of the meaning of the word ‘good’ attainable by man. Strictly speaking, Sufism is neither ...

On this day, exactly eight years ago, Syed Ahmadul Huq—a very well respected public servant, noted scholar, Sufi practitioner and philanthropist—bade us farewell leaving behind a rich legacy of his ...

Whether it’s music or food or clothes, a message of acceptance can find beautiful expressions in all aspects of everyday life In these testing times, when people around the world seem to be driving ...

Vol. 48, No. 2, Religion, Secularity, and African Writing (Summer 2017), pp. 53-75 (23 pages) Salwa Bakr's novella Maqām 'Atiyya [The Shrine of 'Atiyya] (1986) dramatizes tensions between secular and ...

Zihaal-e-miskin, written by the Sufi saint Amir Khusrow, is famed for its alternating lines in Farsi and Khariboli, or vernacular Hindustani. If you have had enough of YouTube renditions, and want to ...

Sufism has been on the rise for several years, inspiring many theatre makers. Let us have a look at select plays that have been staged across Egyptian theatres, scoring significant successes. Over the ...