The spiritual path we know as Sufism has stretched across centuries in the form of poetry, devotional song, dance and ...

He has been instrumental in popularising Sufi music to the new generation.“Rumi had initiated the seeker to meditation mainly through three techniques. First is Ma’arife Masnavi that opens the ...

The entry and exit of a Muslim in this world are accompanied by music: at birth, the call to prayer ("adhan") is whispered ...

As dervishes turned beneath the Colosseum, the spirit of Rumi reminded the world that peace begins in the heart ...

Muzaffar Ali reflects on his artistic journey with Umrao Jaan, emphasising the importance of faith and cultural understanding ...

I did feel that the day was going to come eventually, but it’s not a song I ever wanted to sing,” Julian Lennon told me in ...

What you seek is seeking you, O brother, you are a mere thought and what is left of you is some skin and bones. This is how the Sufi poet and scholar Jalal El-Din El-Rumi perceived the world. Born ...

The quest for liberation and the path leading up to it has been metaphorised and expressed richly in various cultural traditions through music poetry and dance Jalaluddin Rumi s mystical legacy for in ...

This year’s festival theme: ‘What You Seek Is Seeking You’, draws inspiration from the works of 13th-century Sufi poet Rumi.

LGBTQIA+ creatives share how they are reclaiming their identity in heteronormative spaces, and why there is a need for more ...