Featuring the verses of 12th-century Sufi poet Attar, translated by Sholeh Wolpé and published by HarperCollins, 'The ...

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In 'The Invisible Sun', translator Sholeh Wolpé offers an introduction to the poetry of Attar, 12th century Sufi poet who ...

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The book reframes Sufism as an embedded civil force, neither apolitical mysticism nor resistance in disguise, but a living tradition negotiating power on its terms.

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Hyderabad’s Nizams often kept companions, poets, musicians, or women of foreign origin, who offered them emotional comfort and a retreat from the pressures of politics ...

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