Author Archives: Imam Salim Chishti

Annual Sufi Music Festival

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

// http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/asw.js This looks like a wonderful festival in Mumbai, maybe I get to go there next year, insha’allah! The pain of separation from the creator is the core of Sufi poetry and its music seeks to unite listeners with … Continue reading →

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Pakistan: Targeted by the Taliban, Sufi Muslims Fight Back – TIME

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

// http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/asw.js Just as al-Qaeda’s tyrannical puritanism sparked a backlash among the very Sunnis they claimed to be defending in Iraq, so is Taliban violence against Pakistan’s Sufi community provoking its adherents to fight back. via Pakistan: Targeted by the … Continue reading →

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Daily Times – Leading News Resource of Pakistan – Religious scholars call for implementation of Sufi teachings

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

// http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/asw.js The following is a good article about re-invigorating the meaning and heart of these teachings and hopefully for the promotion of peace: Religious scholars call for implementation of Sufi teachings * Dr Sajid says certain groups using tombs … Continue reading →

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SOF: The Dignity of Difference

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

// http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/asw.js “Being” (formerly “Speaking of Faith”) is one of my favorite radio interview shows. Krista Tippet is a great interviewer and has a very eclectic interest in subjects about how we are in the world. Mostly faith based subjects … Continue reading →

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Dalai Lama on Pursuing Happiness [On Being] – and comment.

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

// http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/asw.js “On Being” (Formerly “Speaking of Faith”) is one of my favorite radio shows. It is an interview format show which brings together people from all walks of life to discuss the questions that interest many people who deal … Continue reading →

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