KONYA, Turkey (AP) — Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a weeklong series of events and ceremonies that mark the death of the 13th-century Islamic poet, ...

A deep betrayal marked the turning point for “Nasruddin,” the American jihadist turned Sufi mystic. His parents had come from Afghanistan but led a secular life, and Nasruddin didn’t confront the ...

The question addressed in this article explores the intersection of theology and mysticism in Judaism and Islam. All religions have mystical elements in every aspect of religious life, from the ...

KONYA, Turkey — Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a weeklong series of events and ceremonies that mark the death of the 13th-century Islamic poet, scholar ...

In the time it took him to drive from Woodstock to New York City, Peter Rogen's life was permanently changed. He credits the transformation to a CD he heard for the first time on that fateful journey ...

This book does not do justice to its important subject. Muedini focuses on the political uses of Sufism in Algeria, Chechnya, Morocco, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and ...

KONYA, Turkey — Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a weeklong series of events and ceremonies that mark the death of the 13th-century Islamic poet, scholar ...

Turkish Sufi musician Latif Bolat presents music, poetry, Sufi mystic stories and images of the Wandering Dervishes in two Bay Area shows. Bolat plays the ritualistic music and poetry of the Anatolian ...

BIRZEIT, West Bank (AP) -- For most tourists, iconic religious landmarks like the Dome of the Rock, the Western Wall and the Church of the Nativity are an important part of any visit to the Holy Land.