Pakistan's first opera singer and the world's pioneering Sufi Opera star, Saira Peter, captivated audiences at the Sir Syed ...

When radical Islamists lash out at cultural sites they consider un-Islamic, a frequent target is Sufi Islam shrines. Islamists in Tunisia have attacked almost 40 Sufi shrines in recent months, Sufi ...

one cannot blame Bollywood entirely for having taken the music form and adapted it according to its needs. Having laid that to rest, MensXP brings you the 10 best Sufi songs in Bollywood. We start off ...

Mansur Sikandari was singing Islamic hymns inside the Khalifa Sahib monastery in the Afghan capital, Kabul, when a powerful explosion ripped through the building. The monastery was packed with members ...

Mohammad Nooraee knew exactly what he needed when Brandeis University students asked him to distill the essence of Sufism, an Islamic mystical tradition. Nooraee, director of the Nimatullahi Sufi ...

Abida Parveen, born in 1954 in Larkana, is not just a name but an institution in the world of Sufi music. From an early age, her voice had begun garnering appreciation in her hometown, but it was her ...

Dina Ezzat continues her walks with historian and guide Youssef Osama, this week through the graves of Sufi saints in Cairo “Die before you die,” the Sufis say, in a call for the death of the self or ...

Drumming, dancing, and bright lights. Pakistan’s centuries-old tradition of honoring Sufi saints comes alive during annual festivals known as Urs. In the eastern city of Lahore, as many as one million ...

There is probably no Sufi practice that has historically been more evident and more controversial than sama’, or listening to music as a means of altering one’s state of consciousness. Sama’ ...

The core of Sufi way of life is the relationship one has with the divine. It rejects rigid doctrines, and experiences faith through music, poetry and reflection, making it one of the most inclusive ...

Fashion critic Sufi Motiwala penned an emotional note after his eviction from The Traitors. Sharing it on Instagram, he opened up about his journey on the reality show, hosted by Karan Johar, saying ...