World Sufi Festival

World Sufi Festival

The World Sufi Festival is a yearly festival that takes place in Glasgow, Scotland. It brings together performers and artists from around the world.

The festival features a bazaar, food samples, art, fashion, film, music, and poetry, encompassing both the traditional and modern around the Sufi theme. Sufi arts, culture and heritage are at the heart of the programme. Workshops and presentations are also given with discussions of Sufi themes.

The festival aims to capture and project the messages and spirit of Sufism.

It is organised by the Association of Poetry and Music Glasgow.

External links

* [http://www.sufifestival.org/ The World Sufi Festival] Official Site
* [http://www.ethnicnow.com/channels/arts-culture/press-release/5/351/world-sufi-festival-glasgow.html World Sufi Festival, Glasgow] from "Ethnic Now"
* [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200802230923.htm World Sufi Festival kicks off in Glasgow] from "The Hindu"
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