”The Man Who Walked Across the World” pt 1 of doc by BBC 4
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Read his fabulous travelogue, “The Travels of Ibn Battuta,” translated into English by Tim Mackintosh-Smith.
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Documentay in footsteps of Ibn Battuta, the greatest travel-writer-adventurer, possibly ever
Posted in Documentaries, sufism on March 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
An unforgettable film, and a remedy for depression: “The House Is Black” (pt 1 of 2)
Posted in Documentaries, sufism, tagged cinema, documentary, Farrokhzad, Forugh, iranian, new wave, persian on March 12, 2008 | No Comments »
The only film made by renowned Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad, who died at the age of 32. This poetic portrait of a leper colony is considered a landmark film in Iranian cinema and in the history of essay filmmaking. Though it is sometimes difficult to watch, it is one of a handful of films that, [...]
A video from Abdallah
Posted in Documentaries, sufism on March 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Children in East Africa singing salawat (it gets really good at 1 min. 30)
from www.youtube.com posted with vodpod
HRH Prince Charles: Parables of the Soul
Posted in sufism, tagged love, muslim, mysticism, peace, prince charles, rumi, spiritual, sufi, unesco 800th, whirling on February 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Prince Charles was recently in Konya, Turkey on a state visit that coincides with Rumi’s 800th birth anniversary. Commenting on the appeal of Rumi globally, he said: “Is it perhaps the depth of yearning of the heart which we all feel and which he [Rumi]understands and describes so well.”
When asked what he thought of [...]
Tomb of a Sufi Saint
Posted in sufism, tagged blessed, dua, Egypt, holy, islam, Litany of the Sea, maqam, master, religious, saint, Shadhili, shaykh, spiritual, sufi, tomb on February 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Tomb of Shaykh Abu Hasan As-Shadhilli (RA)
Light Upon Light
Posted in Films by Adam Shamash, sufism, tagged allah, artistic, dance, dervish, documentary, experimental, film, god, islam, love, movie, muhammad, muslim, naqshbandi, peace, rumi, sacred, salawat, spiritual, Spirituality, sufism, video, whirling on February 7, 2008 | No Comments »
A short video on the ecstatic Sufi practice of whirling.
from www.vimeo.com posted with vodpod
