How the Hijab became the Symbol of Male Resistance in Iran. Just look at this! A fantastic expression of solidarity and resistance. Follow the link to see the video. “Earlier this week, The Iranian authorities arrested Majid Tavakoli, a student...

I recently spent ten days in Andalucia and was delighted to be back there again. The pomegranates were ripe and I feasted on the sweet juicy fruits. It was beautiful to be able to enjoy the vast night skies there  – so clear, and so many stars. In the...

Image via Wikipedia The beginning of movement is stillness. The beginning of sound is silence. Within every dance of creation, the flutter of a bird’s wings, the explosion of a star, the hand that heals an injured child, is stillness at the core....

Image via Wikipedia I was just speaking to a friend on SU about the film Bab’Aziz and said how I feel the mystic tradition of all religions comes very close to the core reality of being. For me it is the Sufi path but I also find inspiration from the...