When You Hear Hoofbeats Think of a Zebra - Talks on Sufism

DESCRIPTION:

Shems Friedlander has studied with Sufi Shaykhs throughout the Middle East - in Makkah, Madinah, Cairo and Istanbul. Here he presents ancient Sufi teaching stories rooted in the Islamic tradition. With common sense and insightful wit, he addresses questions and problems of contemporary life and awakens our attention to the often overlooked moments that give importance and meaning to our lives. Through the re-telling of classical stories and his own commentary, a pattern unfolds that helps to distinguish knowledge from information, reality from imagination, and makes what seems to lie beyond our perception - understanding and brief - accessible. Our spiritual potential as human beings is realised in "When You Hear Hoofbeats Think of a Zebra".

DETAILS:

ISBN: 9780939214068
AUTHOR: Shems Friedlander
BINDING: Paperback
PAGES: 161
DIMENSIONS: 20 CM x 14 CM
PUBLISHER: Mazda Publishers (USA)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Born “in the heart of New York City,” Shems Friedlander is an award-winning graphic designer, master photographer, painter, poet, filmmaker, and author of books on mysticism.
The two of them are Hz. He has nine books on Mevlana and the whirling dervishes. His paintings have been exhibited in New York and Cairo; His drawings and photographs have been included in various private collections. The photographs of Turkish dervishes he took have become documentary classics; It has been exhibited in New York, Cairo, Alexandria and Dubai.
His most recent documentary, Faisal: A King's Legacy, was screened for the first time in the world at the BAFTA Theater in London in November 2012, and the work was screened at the Chagrin Falls Documentary Film Festival.
Shems Friedlander received inspiration and benefited from various sheikh lords in the Middle East, especially in Mecca, Medina, Cairo and Istanbul.
He was named one of the "500 Most Influential Muslims" of 2012 in the field of Arts and Culture by the Royal Institute of Islamic Studies.
Friedlander currently teaches as a professor of visual communication at the American University in Cairo, residing alternately in Cairo and Istanbul.