Mulid Al-Rifai / Cairo / Part 1

What makes Sufi festivals on every continent so unique is a ritual called zikr – meaning ‘remembrance’ – being a crucial element of this tradition. The purpose of the ritual is to experience connection, and the altered state of consciousness, achieved in various ways, is intended to temporarily annihilate “ego” (fana’).

Sufi saints festivals in Egypt are called mulids. Subversive tradition with soul liberating potential is currently under crossfire of criticism in modern Egypt......

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