Coleman Barks and Omid Safi are two giants in Sufi teaching, study and research. They promote the key tenets of Sufism, namely fully embracing God’s divine presence and perpetual introspection. A poet himself, Barks is considered to have successfully introduced Persian poet and Sufi prophet Rumi to Westerners. Safi is a professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University, serving as its director of the Islamic Studies Center. He is an acclaimed author himself and enthusiastic teacher of Rumi and Sufism. Coleman and Safi tell Sara Jamshidi how Rumi has reshaped our understanding of Islam and Sufism in the West.
Coleman Barks
Omid Safi
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Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender and Pluralism (book) On the “Path of Love” Towards the Divine (article) Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition (book)
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Interview with Coleman Barks and Omid Safi for Peacemindedly Podcast
Coleman Barks and Omid Safi Quotes
YouTube Raw footage of the conversation between Coleman Barks, Omid Safi and Sara Jamshidi for Peacemindedly Podcast