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How World Arts and Culture has decorated my life

I've been reflecting on my life of late. I'm a reflector, a contemplative soul, it's how I roll. I like to have these periodic check-ins....

Sufi Music and Poetry Evening Derby

In May 2023, I organised and hosted a Sufi Music and Poetry evening in Derby. I had no idea when putting this work out in the ‘modern world’

Sufism and me

As a child growing up in a Pakistani family, there was always Sufi music playing in our house. Sufi music, if you don't know is music...

How I finally came to know the meaning of Ramadan

There is great power in being brought to your knees by life. To the depths of despair. In becoming so lost in the abyss that you find...

A quick getaway to the charming medieval city of Limoges

I recently took myself off for a quick getaway to the medieval city of Limoges, France. I had no idea of what to expect from this city....

Empowered Adornment Women of Derby

In the spring of 2022, I was invited to participate in the Empowered Adornment project as part of the British History Makers exhibition...

Experience the romance of Al-Andalus with me

'In the 18th and 19th centuries, many countries from the North of Europe went through the process of industrialisation. This process...

Only ecstasy can understand ecstasy, inspired by the great Hafiz

I was recently listening to a YouTube lecture on the great Persian poet, Hafiz. When referring to Hafiz’s work, the speaker Richard Rudd...

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