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The Ilahi Sufi Qawwal group is made up of women from all over the world who come together for the love of music.
Following in the footsteps of her father, Moulana Shah Maghsoud, the pir, or master, of the Oveysi school of Sufism, she became the first woman appointed an Oveysi teacher. Oveysi is a special ...
The Sufi Women Organization is celebrating its 30-year anniversary of supporting women's leadership and service to their communities locally and internationally. The SWO is a Marin-based non ...
She grew up in Tucson, Arizona, practicing Sufism - an Islamic sect that contains ... the leaders used fear and manipulation tactics to teach women and children 'blind obedience to authority ...
At the Royal College of Music London, Awaken: Sufi Music and Women in South Asia (2024) explored the overlooked role of women in Sufi music across Pakistan, India, Kashmir, and Bengal.
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
At a vibrant interactive session held at Foreshore, Shalimar, renowned Sufi thinker Khwaja Farooq Renzushah Monday ...
A woman holds her book of Sufi hymns during wanwun at an urs event. Photo: Sehar Abdullah. As a result, increasingly fewer people visit the shrines, and those who do adapt to gendered mannerisms.
A Sufi pilgrim dances at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz ... The men threw rose petals at a dozen women who danced in what seemed like a mosh pit near the shrine's entrance. Enraptured, one woman ...