Mouled is the celebration of the birth of Mohammed, Islam’s prophet. Worldwide, Muslims gather to hear poems and stories about the prophet’s life, recite the Qur’an, and enjoy festive music and foods.

If trail conditions are not suitable for hiking or snowshoeing, the hike will be along Pineland roadways. Required gear ...

LAHORE – The Lahore Arts Council has announced the schedule for the much-awaited Alhamra Sufi Festival 2025, which will run from November 28 to 30. The three-day event promises a vibrant celebration ...

We live in times dominated by cross-genre, fusion music where Sufi often gets blended with commercial melodies. But this weekend, in a festival at the NCPA, you can experience Sufi music in its purest ...

Fahima Mirzaie performs a Sema dance (Sufi Whirling) in Kabul Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Taking on an unorthodox task in her society, the 24-year-old teaches men and women Sufi whirling.

JAFFA, Israel -- In a family's living room in this seaside town, seven people spin in circles to the beat of a drum and the strumming of a guitar. As the music gets faster, so does their turning, with ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Fans emerged from pandemic lockdowns primed to hit the floor. Now online platforms are bringing fresh sounds and budding stars to bigger audiences worldwide. Fans emerged from ...

Whatsapp Kashmir’s Dhamali dance could be a possible offshoot of Rumi’s Darvish whirling, indicating shared spiritual ...

A Sufi music ensemble from Kerala, Mehfil-e-Sama, recently performed at the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra, mak ing them the first band from South India to perform at the festival. Irfan Erooth, lead singer of ...

Muslim hard-liners’ threats have forced a shrine of the mystic Sufi branch of Islam to abandon the customary devotional music and dance program during its annual celebration. The shrine dedicated to ...

Director Gabo Arora has spent the past few years promoting virtual reality as the ideal medium for evoking empathy. He spearheaded the UN's VR app, which featured two of his films, Clouds Over Sidra ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — A group of young Afghans – both women and men – is coming together in the country’s war-torn capital to practice a mystical Sufi Islamic dance. The group’s founder says she sees ...