Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Salman Ahmed of Junoon on music at a Pakistani madrassah

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From the article "Silence is death - Censorship in the Arab world" by Trevor Mostyn in The Daily Star [Lebanon] Monday, October 31...

Madho Lal Hussain of Lahore: Beyond Hindu and Muslim

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Madho Lal Hussain of Lahore: Beyond Hindu and Muslim. By Yoginder Sikand from Pakistan Christian Post, Oct. 31, 2005 `Shah Hussain! Shahadat...

In the footsteps of Abraham [at Urfa in Turkey]

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In the footsteps of Abraham by Yoginder Sikand from the Deccan Herald, Oct. 30, 2005 The little shrine of Abraham, below the castle supp...

Changing seasons in Kashmir

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Changing seasons in Kashmir by Anand K Sahay from DNA India Sunday, October 30, 2005 21:00 IST The political change that will soon occur ...

A note on Sufism in Zanzibar, in "Tensions Simmer Ahead of Zanzibar Vote"

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Tensions Simmer Ahead of Zanzibar Vote: Political, Racial, Religious Tensions Simmer Ahead of Zanzibar Elections A Muslim woman walks in the...

Omar Sharif and Sufism: Sharif credits grandsons for career lift

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Posted on Sun, Nov. 20, 2005 Sharif credits grandsons for career lift by SCHEHEREZADE FARAMARZI Associated Press OUARZAZATE, Morocco - At 73...

Vilâyet-nâme of Demir Baba [Bulgaria]

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The Vilâyet-nâme of Demir Baba as a Source on the History of Unorthodox Islam in North-Eastern Bulgaria by Nevena Gramatikova As Islam marc...

Not your father’s Ramadan [on Youssou N’Dour ]

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Not your father’s Ramadan: Sengalese superstar Youssou N’Dour, who protested the Iraq war, talks about the beauty of Africa, Sufism and his ...
Monday, December 26, 2005

An interview with Junoon & Salman Ahmed

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An interview with Junoon & Salman Ahmed By Nafiza Dawla Wed, 16 Mar 2005, 11:44:00 From New Nation Online Edition Junoon, a Pakistani ro...

Aaj Rung Hai

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Aaj Rung Hai I came across this Urdu poem and the story of its origin while looking into the background of an article I read in New...

Mahan got its name from Sassanid governor [old news]

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Mahan got its name from Sassanid governor TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) -- The green city of Mahan in the mainly arid Kerman Province dates back to ...

Writing a Fugue of Mystics, Misery and Memoir [old news]

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Writing a Fugue of Mystics, Misery and Memoir PROFILE- a review of Rafi Zabor's *I, Wabenzi: A Souvenir* By Marcela Valdes October 14, 2...

Central Asia: Masters Try To Revive Old Ways Of Teaching Traditional Music [old news]

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Central Asia: Masters Try To Revive Old Ways Of Teaching Traditional Music By Janyl Chytyrbaeva October 13, 2005 Musicians from across Cent...
Sunday, December 25, 2005

Pakistanis can now make it to Ajmer {old news]

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Posted on 04 Oct 2005 # IANS NewKerala.com Pakistanis can now make it to Ajmer By M.R. Narayan Swamy, Islamabad: Come January and Pakistan...

For India and Islam: Maulana Azad’s Vision of Religious Pluralism. [old news]

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For India and Islam: Maulana Azad’s Vision of Religious Pluralism. By Yoginder Sikand. India Oct. 2, 2005 More than fifty years after ‘indep...
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Belongings of Zahiroddoleh go on view tomorrow [old news]

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Tehran: 16:10 , 2005/10/02 Mehr News Belongings of Zahiroddoleh go on view tomorrow TEHRAN, Oct. 2 (MNA) -- Two personal belongings of Za...
Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Sufism takes centre stage at Toronto music festival

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Sufism takes centre stage at Toronto music festival [old news] By Catherine Kustanczi-Johnson, CBCUnlocked Updated: Sep 30, 2005, 08:55 Say...