In recent years, the dominant image of islam in the minds of many Westerners has been one loaded with violence and shrouded with fear. The figures commanding global attention — be they al-Qaeda’s ...

Commonly associated with the poetry of Rumi and frequently equated with whirling dervishes, Sufism has often been viewed as a development quite apart from mainstream Islam. Although partially eclipsed ...

Helminski was the first woman to publish an English translation of the Qur'an and has built a career out of reprinting classic Sufi materials. This collection of primary sources casts a spotlight on ...

Enter Baghdad's leading Sufi mosque on a recent evening and the first thing that catches your eye is a man, sitting cross-legged in a corner of the courtyard. The blanket in front of him is filled ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Every Friday afternoon people flock to a small mosque in one of the alleys in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City. They are there not only to perform the five daily ...

Having been born and raised in Iran, I always had an interest in Sufism, a spiritual practice aimed at the inner journey of self-exploration and knowing one’s “true self." Among the most famous ...

Many religious and spiritual traditions incorporate dance as a pathway to the divine. Native American tribes of the Great Plains celebrate the cycle of birth and death during the Sun Dance. Some Jews ...

At first glance, "global oneness" sounds like a stereotypically airy New Age construct -- sweet but signifying nothing in the real world. But Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, director of the Global Oneness ...

WALNUT CREEK — A hotly disputed proposal to build a 66,000-square-foot church near Walnut Creek drew accusations of everything from a secret agenda to build a convention center to religious ...

New Delhi, Rajasthani singer Mukhtiyar Ali, known for his renditions of poetry of Kabir, Mira and Bulleh Shah, said the ...