Expanding Mind – Cross Cultural Qawwali – 05.11.17

North American Qawwali musician Tahir Faridi Qawwal talks about sacred improvisation, the mystic bliss of qawwali music, breaking into tradition, and building bridges between East and West with his group Fanna-Fi-Allah. www.fanna-fi-allah.com  Download this episode (right click and save)

Heart of Mind Radio – 06.24.16

The theme of today’s Heart Of Mind Radio is “The Power of Heart Consciousness.” Host Kathryn Davis shares an excerpt from her presentation offered on a show, which originally aired in 2014, in which she reflects on the teachings of Arabic poets Rumi and Ibin Arabi. In segment two Kathryn shares an excerpt from the powerful Infinity Meditation.

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Mitchell Prothero – U.S. training helped mold top Islamic State military commander

The 15 Chechens looking to cross the border from Turkey to Syria didn’t strike Abdullah as particularly important or unusual. It was early summer in 2012, and as a smuggler based in the Turkish border town of Killis, Abdullah, who’d fled his home village in Syria because of fighting on the outskirts of Aleppo, was used to secretive groups of …