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The Friday Times @thefridaytimes.bsky.social · 17h

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🌍 In a world fractured by war, hatred and division, Ibn Arabi, Hafez and Shaykh Saadi offer a powerful alternative: making space for difference, opening the heart through love, and recognising our shared humanity. By Amineh Hoti 🔗 www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Oct-2026/... #MinglingOfOceans #Peace

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The Mingling Of Hearts: What Ibn Arabi, Hafez And Saadi Teach Us

In a world fractured by war, division and fear, Ibn Arabi, Hafez and Shaykh Saadi offer a philosophy of coexistence rooted in spiritual openness, compassion

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The Friday Times @thefridaytimes.bsky.social · 17h

❤️ Ibn Arabi taught the mingling of spiritual paths. Hafez spoke to the mingling of hearts. Shaykh Saadi reminded us that the suffering of one human being concerns us all. Amineh Hoti explores why their wisdom still matters in a divided world. 🔗 www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Oct-2026/... #IbnArabi

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The Mingling Of Hearts: What Ibn Arabi, Hafez And Saadi Teach Us

In a world fractured by war, division and fear, Ibn Arabi, Hafez and Shaykh Saadi offer a philosophy of coexistence rooted in spiritual openness, compassion

muzzu1.bsky.social @muzzu1.bsky.social · 15h

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On International Teachers’ Day, we honour our Sufi Master who inspire, guide, awaken wisdom, and illuminate the path of others Visit our social media platforms @alratv linktr.ee/alratv #ifollowGoharShahi #IsMehdiHere #happyteachersday #guidanceforall

TheAird @theaird.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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The tomb of Rumi, founder of Sufism, in Konya, Turkey.

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The spiritual & collective nature of the musical influences of Morocco, which was crosswords of Europe, Africa, & Asia, & Gnawa music are reimagined on brilliant new post bop release by tenor JD Allen Leo Montana-P Hamza Souissi-B Ruy Adrián López-Nussa-D Yazid Alaoui – Guembri #JazzMusic #JazzSky

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Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Saha Gnawa played a free World Music Fest show in my neighborhood last light (literally down the street from my house) and Maâlem Hassan Ben Jaafar was thoroughly jammin' on the guembri. I love that instrument so much.

Maâlem Hassan Ben Jaafar singing and playing a guembri.

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The Tonearm @thetonearm.com · 01/10/2026

“Ustad Saami, the master Pakistani singer, is the only vocal practitioner left in the world of surti, a centuries-old tradition of pre-Islamic microtonal music, which predates Qawwali singing.” #5046, Veteran Voices of the Islamic World:

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#5046, Veteran Voices of the Islamic World | WNYC

Hear great voices of the Islamic world: Baghdadi maqam master Hamid Al Sahdi, Egyptian singer Oum Kalthoum, and Pakistani singer Ustad Saami, the last living singer in Surti style.

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Sarah @toonsarah.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A postcard from Azerbaijan: the mausoleum of Diri Baba The Diri Baba Mausoleum is a Sufi pilgrimage site of historical and architectural significance. Built into a rocky hillside opposite a medieval cemetery in the 15th century, it houses the tomb of a unknown sheikh.

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A postcard from Azerbaijan: the mausoleum of Diri Baba

The Diri Baba Mausoleum is a Sufi pilgrimage site of historical and architectural significance. Built into a rocky hillside opposite a medieval cemetery in the 15th century, it houses the tomb of a unknown sheikh.

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Kittredge Cherry @kittredgecherry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Rumi is a 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic whose love for another man inspired some of the world’s best poems and led to the creation of a new religious order, the Whirling Dervishes. #Rumi was born Sept. 30, 1207 in Afghanistan. #faithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/rumi-same-se...

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Rumi: Poet and Sufi mystic inspired by same-sex love

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NYU's Kevorkian Center @nyukevo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Meet Sobh Saeed Rid, our student spotlight from the class of 2028 💫 As a Falak Sufi fellow, she is interested in exploring questions of gender, language politics and cultural identity across the Near East and South Asia through both scholarly research and narrative journalism. Welcome, Sobh!

Gerrit @gerrit82.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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Every particle of dust is a cup wherein all the world can be seen. Khawaja Gharib Nawaz #Sufi #mysticism 🖋️ Idries Shah, The Way of the Sufi, 1970 📸 cc in ALT

Photo: Golden sunlight streams through a window on the left to show dust particles as it reflects the window pattern on the wood floor of a room. Source: www.midwesterncomfort.com

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Your Next Great Read 📚 @nextgreatread.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“Show me a person who really knows what 'good' is, and I will show you that he almost never uses the word.” #BookSky #Books #BookQuotes #Reading

“Show me a person who really knows what 'good' is, and I will show you that he almost never uses the word.” — from Caravan of Dreams by Idries Shah

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Liberation Theology @liberationtheology.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Killing civilians strengthens Hamas.

Infographic titled “You Can’t Bomb Away an Idea.” Against images of devastated Gaza neighborhoods and grieving civilians, a circular diagram shows: civilian death and destruction → grief and anger → Hamas recruitment → new fighters → more war → civilian death and destruction. Armed Hamas fighters appear on one side, while another group of civilians faces the sunrise with the words, “Many still choose a different future.” The image concludes: “Protect civilians. Break the cycle.”

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Liberation Theology @liberationtheology.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

An alternative to the diatribes being flung over the Ed Sheeran-Robert Kraft-Macklemore controversy.

I respect Christianity, Judaism, and Islam as faiths that have given millions of people meaning, community, moral purpose, and hope. I also believe that beliefs and movements within every religion can and should be criticized when they cause harm.

I oppose religious nationalism—Christian, Jewish, or Islamic—when it uses religion or ethnicity to give one group greater rights, political power, protection, or human worth than another. That does not mean denying any people’s history, faith, culture, security, or right to self-determination. No people’s rights should depend on denying the equal dignity and basic rights of another.

Criticism of a government or nationalist movement is not an attack on the religion or ethnicity associated with it. Christians are not Christian nationalism. Jews are not the Israeli government or Jewish nationalism. Muslims are not Islamic nationalism. People should not be held collectively responsible for what governments or political movements do in their name.

I stand with Christians, Jews, and Muslims, and against hatred toward any of them. I also stand against any political movement that makes citizenship, equality, dignity, or basic human rights depend on having the right religion or ancestry.

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Sufism on Bluesky @sufism.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

From our starter pack page, you would have deliberately or accidentally followed all or some of the listed users. Which reminds me, our starter pack needs pruning. www.reddit.com/r/BlueskySoc...

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Sufism on Bluesky @sufism.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thank you for writing. This isn’t a group, though, and no one was invited. I agree that the starter pack isn’t for folks who aren’t interested in Sufism or interfaith relations.

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New York City does remember 9/11. Do you?

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After 9/11, never forget whom?

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Many faiths make New York stronger together.

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Sufinama @sufinama.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A blessing for New York City on 9/11

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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They would not be treated like New Yorkers. There was no one to kill in the name of their trauma. Instead, they would be hunted, a hunt fueled by the weaponized trauma of their neighbors. Kicking off 9/11 Week at FOREVER WARS, we return, again, to Little Pakistan.

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Return To Little Pakistan: The Reign of Terror in Brooklyn after 9/11 (Reprise)

Pundits and politicians declared America united while "unity” preyed upon New York City’s Muslim communities. We must never forget. Part 1 in a series

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Sufism on Bluesky @sufism.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Prof. Omid Safi ( @brotheromid.bsky.social ) and Dr. Myriam Francois have a free flowing and rich discussion about Islam, American politics, Sufism, Trump, Palestine, and the war on Iran.

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Is Trump Fulfilling the Ancient Prophecy of the Antichrist? | Omid Safi

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Hrag Vartanian @hrag.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Few artists have been as intertwined with a struggle & so beloved by the people fighting as Sliman Mansour. Sadly, he has passed at age 79. In 2023, he told @hyperallergic.com: "Our fight now is to tell the world that we are full human beings…We are not less than any other people in the world.”

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Sliman Mansour, Painter of Palestinian Hope and Humanity, Dies at 79

"Our fight now is to tell the world that we are full human beings," Mansour told Hyperallergic in 2023. "We are not less than any other people in the world.”

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Dave Rendle @daverendle.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It is with much sadness to have discovered that Sliman Mansour, one of the most important figures in modern Palestinian art and history, has left us at the age of 79.

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Rest in eternal peace and power Palestinian Artist Sliman Mansour (1947 – 24 August 2026)

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Vijay Prashad @vijayprashad.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The great Palestinian painter Sliman Mansour (1947-2026), who saw it all and painted it beautifully.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 25/08/2026

Sliman Mansour died today. I have two prints of his hanging in my apartment that I love dearly. slimanmansour.com/about-the-ar...

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Oubao Moin 𓆏𓆌𓆉𓆈𓆚 🇵🇷🇱🇧|🍉🌻🌿 #VivaPuertoRicoLibre @astrophobia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

There’s no other artist that I can think of that best captured the very essence of Palestine, its landscape , and its people, and what it truly is to be Palestinian. Rest in Peace Sliman Mansour 🙏

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FreePalestine @savesjarrah.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#Palestine, 24 Aug 2026 Sliman Mansour, the iconic Palestinian artist whose work became a symbol of resistance, died in Jerusalem at age 79. His art preserved Palestinian culture & heritage while documenting decades of struggle, displacement, & perseverance. "Camel of Burdens."👇

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The lecture's central message is that worldly life is a journey, not the destination: believers should live fully while preparing for the hereafter: Stressing remembrance, self-discipline, worship, and spiritual reform rather than enemies, apocalypse, or ideological confrontation.

Shaykh Anis Ahmed introduces Imam al-Nawawi and Riyad al-Salihin as a guide to disciplined, ethical Muslim life. He emphasizes Nawawi’s asceticism, devotion to study, humility, and focus on virtues such as patience, truthfulness, modesty, and trust in God. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxHp...

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The more compelling Sufi question is not “Who is corrupting the world?” but “How do we remain truthful without losing compassion?” 🧵5/5

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Rashid’s warnings may intend to defend tradition, but when nearly every social change becomes fitna, the result can be a theology less interested in grace than in policing boundaries. 🧵4/5

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An apocalyptic faith obsessed with enemies can become authoritarian; a mystical faith asks first what ego, fear, and cruelty are doing within us. 🧵3/5

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That framing risks turning uncertainty into suspicion and difference into threat. What's missing is a Sufi counterweight: love before wrath, humility before certainty, mercy toward the outsider, and hope that transformation can occur without coercion. 🧵2/5

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Shaykh Asrar Rashid's end-times framework can resemble the harshest forms of Christian apocalypticism: a diverse, changing world is recast as evidence of deception and decay, while dissent becomes spiritual danger. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldeo... 🧵1/5

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Murad applies that model to Muslims facing Islamophobia and social change: resist fear, tribalism and retaliation; answer hostility with forgiveness & better conduct; honor women and family life; distrust ego-driven power; and remain rooted in truth while responding creatively to new circumstances.

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