Salt Pieces nereview.com/vol-43-no-2-20… via New England Review Beautiful translation by Fady Joudah:

“The Face of a Dervish”— I write about the Sufi spirit, feminine selfhood, and the fine leader that ⁦H.Nur Artıran⁩ is #Rumi 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2…

Enheduanna: The world's first named author bbc.com/culture/articl… via BBC Culture

Registering friends for both the 2023 #Morocco (approximately March 11-20) and #Turkey 2023 program (June 18-29). Spiritually oriented tours, with on-site lectures. Open to all backgrounds with open hearts & curiosity. PM me, or email [email protected] illuminatedcourses.com/tours

Thanks to ⁦⁦⁦Shembaz⁩ for republishing The Face of a Dervish | Shadab Zeest Hashmi - Shembaz shembaz.com/the-face-of-a-…

Behold - in its glory !

In ⁦Robin Varghese⁩, my annotation on the beautiful prayer of Moses and my take on the exoteric/esoteric: 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2…

Ghazal for the Ninth Month | Poetry Database | Split This Rock splitthisrock.org/poetry-databas…

“Ghazal Cosmopolitan” (Folio Pakistan) Book Launch in Lahore! It was a special moment in the life of this book (in progress since 2009 and published in the US by Jacar Press in 2017). #GhazalCosmopolitan #ghazal

A love note to #Palestinian men You're teaching the world about love, courage, truth-telling, tenderness, faith, perseverance, & vulnerability May God bless you, keep you safe, & unite you in Heaven with your loved ones so unjustly stolen from you. #freepalestine #ceasefirenow

Shadab Zeest Hashmi - Poet# New year, new website: shadabhashmi.com

Every day the world finds new ways to remind me that nothing & i mean NOTHING matters more than Gaza rn. For over 100 days Palestinians have been saying this, urging everyone to put ourselves in the way of the death machine. Everyone continuing "business as usual" is failing.

Urgent! Share widely!

Exploded Ghazal: In the Land of the Prophets youtu.be/UdiHyN-0kXY?si… via YouTube

Nikki Hailey in Israel scribbling "FINISH THEM"on the shells that the IDF is about to fire into Rafah in defiance of the International Court of Justice. Biden provided the shells, Republicans autograph them. The US political class is united in its complicity with this genocide.

My fiction debut “Gazelles Leaping” in this exquisite issue of The Markaz Review is @markaz-review.bsky.social! Thanks to the editors! themarkaz.org/gazelles-leapi…