Qawwali is a form of devotional music that expresses the mystical Sufi practice of Islam in South Asia, mainly in areas of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The term qawwali comes from the Arabic word ...

Jameela Siddiqi presents two Sony Award-winning programmes, first broadcast on BBC World Service. A mahfil, a late-night Sufi gathering in a private home in Karachi.

The critically acclaimed Pakistani documentary ‘Songs of the Sufi’ was screened at the Theatre Of Digital Art (TODA) at Souk ...

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’ ...

Muslim hard-liners’ threats have forced a shrine of the mystic Sufi branch of Islam to abandon the customary devotional music and dance program during its annual celebration. The shrine dedicated to ...

1/2. In the first of two award-winning programmes, first broadcast on BBC World Service, Jameela Siddiqi attends the all-night festival at the cradle of Sufi music, the Nizamuddin shrine in Delhi.

Music met magic last evening as Dr. Satinder Sartaaj brought his acclaimed ’The Sphere of Eminence’ Tour to the NSCI Dome in ...