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Why being highly sensitive is a sign of strength
I’ve been wanting to share my thoughts on being highly sensitive for a while. I have done quite a lot of research into this personality...

Saima Majid
Jul 29, 20243 min read
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The many deaths and rebirths we will face in this lifetimeÂ
Change and growth are inevitable whether we like it or not. Why is change in our physical live’s then so scary?

Saima Majid
Jun 28, 20243 min read
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My conversation with Political Scientist, Professor Muddathir 'Abd al-Rahim
In January, I had the great privilege of speaking with Sudanese Political Scientist, Professor Muddhathir 'Abd al-Rahim.Â

Saima Majid
Feb 10, 202414 min read
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The evolution of my work into Islamic Heritage, Art and Culture
A few years ago, one of my closest friends recommended a book to me about a woman who’d left her life in England to seek out a Sufi...

Saima Majid
Jan 25, 20244 min read
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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....

Saima Majid
Aug 20, 202312 min read
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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’

Saima Majid
Jul 27, 20232 min read
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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...

Saima Majid
Apr 13, 20234 min read
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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...

Saima Majid
Mar 13, 20233 min read
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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....

Saima Majid
Feb 25, 20234 min read
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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...

Saima Majid
Feb 17, 20232 min read
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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...

Saima Majid
Feb 11, 20234 min read
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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...

Saima Majid
Aug 31, 20223 min read
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