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What is sufism, and who is a sufi? Sufism is historically identified with Islam as its esoteric and mystical dimension, based on a spiritual lineage that can be traced back to the Prophet Muhammad. Thus a sufi is (almost always) … Continue reading →

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                                                The Curse of Neoliberalism Our political economy has been sold to the highest bidder like slave … Continue reading →

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https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-erasure-of-islam-from-the-poetry-of-rumi Several different ideas and factors intersect to inform the subject of the veracity of Rumi’s and Hafez’s presentation in English. Coleman Bark’s adaptations of Rumi seek to create an authentic voice of bardic spirituality, even if that voice is … Continue reading →

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This is the event chart for DT’s presidential inauguration:  January 20, 2017 at 12:00 pm at Washington D.C. The chart for DT’s inauguration is a chart that would apply to anyone inaugurated at this time and place. It happens to … Continue reading →

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What is so shocking is the great number of intelligent people who have subscribed to the meme that the “Russians hacked the election”. This is a double and even a triple and quadruple nullity. The proof that this was a … Continue reading →

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The Hannibal Lecters declined to savage the election of the neofascist Baby Trump. Who is to blame for this rabid indifference? Democracy’s snarling assassins are legion, and slink everywhere. Who placed Baby Trump on his gold potty to reign as … Continue reading →

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The virtual reality president elect is as sharp as P.T. Barnum, who observed that a sucker is born every moment. The cruel truth is that this not only describes America of the hoary past, but also of the recent past, … Continue reading →

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Ivy Duce was confirmed by Meher Baba in 1952 as the murshida of Sufism Reoriented, an order derived from Inayat Khan’s Sufi Movement in America. He told her that he would help her and her students spiritually on the basis … Continue reading →

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  This election cycle has thrown confused America into bold relief like never before. The cool face of Neoliberalism is being vigorously challenged, but most still don’t know what the problem is all about. Obama’s suave eight years will give … Continue reading →

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