April 15 Welcome Our New Program Director! Peter Orozco Director of Programs Peter Orozco is a leadership and mindfulness facilitator with a combined ten years of teaching and program management experience. As a National Urban Fellow, he worked with accomplished and courageous professionals from a diverse range of backgrounds to empower change agents in the public and […]
5 April 2025 Dear Friends of the Caravan, I hope this message finds you well. Today, I am writing to express our deepest gratitude for Alia’s remarkable decade of service as our Executive Director (ED). She has been a true powerhouse and inspiration, managing the Inayatiyya through challenges and celebrating moments of joy with grace. […]
1 April 2025 Dear friends— Twenty-five years ago, there was a calling. My own, personal keynote revealed itself—I was meant to “organize the Sufis.” The guidance was clear and undeniable—I was in my twenties and could fix everything. My guide encouraged me toward leadership. At the time I ran nonprofits in Baltimore. Relatedly, I had some […]
19 March 2025 Dear friends, Greetings from England, where the daffodils are blooming, and we are anticipating the arrival of the bluebells. As I focus on this month’s Zephyr, I am still digesting a recent trip to Glastonbury, notable for myths and legends often related to Glastonbury Tor, Joseph of Arimathea, the Holy Grail and […]
19 February, 2025 Dear Companions on the Path, Greetings from Baroda, India! I hope this finds you well. Being in India reminds me just how different the cultures of the world can be. I once chatted with a man in Delhi who had spent a few months driving a taxi in Canada. When I asked […]
January 28, 2025 Dear Inayatiyya Friends, After a successful fall appeal raising $181,387 ($21,387 over our goal of $160,000! Thank you!), we can confidently announce the following open positions, designed to better serve you, our close community, as well as all those drawn to our unique path of Sufism. Director of Programs for North America & […]
15 January 2025 Dear Companions on the Path, It’s a new year. Let’s imagine a January day in the life of an everyman we’ll call Fulan ibn Fulan. Fulan is doing his best. But it’s winter and the days are short. The price of everything is going up and bills are mounting. At work, there are unsettling […]
18 December 2024 Greetings friends, I am writing from my home in England, where the light of day is being enveloped by the dark of night as we arrive at the shortest day this week in the northern hemisphere. My room is filled with celebration in remembrance of our beloved Rumi, whose Urs was on […]
23 November 2024 Dear Companions on the Path, The world shall live in me, not I in it. —Akhlaq-i Jalali Several weeks ago, the world took a turn. What this turn means to us depends on where we stand, and where we live, and what we believe. It depends on our chosen religion. And it depends […]
As the Inayatiyya International Board, we have some news to share with you about organizational leadership changes. Ophiel van Leer and Rabia Povich are stepping down from their vice president positions at the World Message Council at this time. Ophiel served as European Vice President of Music for the last four years. During this period, […]
