Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Upcoming Sufi Radio Shows!

Here are some upcoming Sufi Radio Shows. The May 6 show features AIF Advisor Omid Safi.

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Thursday, March 11th -- Bob Darr, author of The Spy of the Heart -- a book about his travels in Afghanistan and eventual conversion to Islam. Bob is also a translator of Persian poetry, a boatbuilder and a Sufi shaykh.

Thursday, March 18th -- Mehri Dadgar, an Iranian artist now living in Mill Valley, teaches about Islam and Iranian culture at College of Marin. In addition to painting, Mehri is also an award-winning filimmaker. Her short film, "In the Grave", chronicles the 5-year period in which she was imprisoned in Iran for handing out pro-democracy fliers.

Thursday, April 22nd -- Elizabeth Rabia Roberts, a lifelong peace activist, Murshida Rabia engages in citizen diplomacy in Syria, Jordan, Palestine/Israel and most recently Afghanistan. In 1999, she and her husband Elias Amidon, sold their house and began an open-ended pilgrimage of service, teaching and testifying about what they have witnessed around the world in places of conflict.

Thursday, May 6th -- Omid Safi, Professor of Islamic Studies at University of North Carolina and author of a new book called,Memories of Muhammad, Why the Prophet Matters.

In June - Eliyahu Sills and the Qadim Ensemble, musicians who bring together many different streams of middle eastern and north African music into a resonant blend of exotic yet familiar sounds.

All shows stream live over the internet from 5:30-6:30pm pacific time. Please remember to adjust accordingly if you are listening from another time zone. To listen in, just go to www.kwmr.org and click on the ON AIR sign under the cow.

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Kelly

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