Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar, the first American woman to translate the Qur’an, talks about why she decided to undertake this daunting 7- year project, the method she used to translate the Qur’an into English and what she learned from the experience.  Please check out her website at www.sublimequran.org.

Allaudin Mathieu, founder of the Sufi Choir, talks about his teachers Murshid Samuel Lewis, Pandat Prath Nanh and Hamza al-Din and living his life where Sufism and music intersect.  www.coldmountainmusic.com

An example of true all-around Sufi womanhood, Zakira Beasley talks about her 35 years on the Sufi path, her work in social service, business, and with her family and about her recent meeting and re-commitment to Sufism with her new shaykh, Sidi Hamza of Morocco.   You can find out more about Sidi Hamza at www.tariqa.org/ sidihamza

Eliyahu McLean, founder of Jerusalem Peacemakers, talks about his work with Sufi shaykhs to bring Muslims, Jews, regular Palestinians and even Jewish settlers together to get to know one another.  Please see his website at www.jerusalempeacemakers.org to find out more about all the wonderful happenings Eliyahu is working on.