Related Posts

On Edward Said

I found this piece on his love of music a lovely read. It really helps put a human face on the man behind one of the most important intellectual ideas of the 20th century.

Event Announcement: A Mystical Journey

A Mystical Journey – Sufi Music and other Expressions of Devotion from the Muslim World is a Golden Jubilee International Programme featuring artists from Algeria, Bosnia, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Syria performing music from various Sufi and other esoteric traditions of Islam. A Mystical Journey seeks to express the rich diversity of devotional expressions in Islam reflecting different geographies, languages and traditions. Though different in form, these acts of devotion are common in their peaceful search for the divine and represent the pluralistic traditions and mystical unity among different communities of interpretation within the Muslim world. New York performance date…