Ten Modern Mystics and Their Extraordinary Lives” is an impressive work of participatory journalism. Pintak, “an avid student of the perennial truths at the core of the world’s religions,” not only ...

The spiritual path we know as Sufism has stretched across centuries in the form of poetry, devotional song, dance and ...

Sufism’s mystic, revealed. By Christopher Knight . March 4, ... Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal,” a large and often fascinating exhibition at UCLA’s Fowler Museum of Cultural History.

Sufi Mystics Get A Modern Soundtrack The ancient spiritual practice of Sufism incorporates all kinds of activities, including music, to achieve a state in which the practitioner loses the ego.

More than 800 years ago, Hazrat Attar, a much-loved Sufi mystic hailing from medieval Khorasan (now northeast of Iran), wrote of the search for divine love and wisdom in his metaphorical poem ...

Sufi mysticism appealed to Muslim–Americans who embraced their Muslim identity, but also wanted to interact with other faiths, mingle with the opposite sex, and be more accepting of homosexuality and ...

Kosovo: Sufi mystics and a piercing 200-year tradition. Religious practice involves ceremonial dancing, singing and body piercing – which are not allowed in mainstream Islam.

Kulshrestha’s mellifluous tones set the stage for a romantic exploration of Sufi mysticism at New Delhi’s serene Sunder Nursery from March 8th to 9th, 2025. The two-day festival took the ...

Nearly a year ago British author William Dalrymple set off on a world tour with Sufi mystics and stoned Bengali musicians to promote his new book, Nine Lives. He tells the story of his hilarious ...

Sufism is the mystical path of Islam. It is the inner, meditative branch of the religion that's found in many different forms, in many different countries, and seldom makes news like its Sunni and ...