Eisha's friend from Bombay, Waleed Hussain, is a writer, editor, photographer, teacher and mentor. He has spent a good part of the last 20 years as a print and digital journalist and headed the newsrooms of two national dailies in Mumbai and New Delhi. A passionate journalist who has worked with The Times of India, The New Indian Express, MidDay, The Morning Standard and CricInfo, he remains a sufi at heart. In this episode of Footloose By Shre and Eish, Mumbai-based journalist, Waleed Hussain takes us through places and civilizations where we discuss hamam (bathhouses), languages, the cultures of Persians, Turks, Afghans and Mughals before we discuss who a Sufi really is and Sufism in South Asia.  

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Cover art: Afghan artist Rahel Majidi's 11x14 inch oil painting of a Whirling Dervish. This specific meditative dance move is done as a representation to receive God’s blessing and spiritual gift. To see more of her artwork, check out rahelarts.com