Jamal Rahman is cofounder and Muslim Sufi minister at Interfaith Community Church in Seattle, Washington. This presentation on prayer and spiritual practice in Islam was given on November 14, 2009, at Interfaith Community Church. It was part of a class offered twice a year in Seattle by Jamal, "The Blush of the Beloved," and was being taped for a PBS program to air in February 2010.
Jamal Rahman is cofounder and Muslim Sufi minister at Interfaith Community Church in Seattle, Washington. This presentation on prayer and spiritual practice in Islam was given on November 14, 2009, at Interfaith Community Church. It was part of a class offered twice a year in Seattle by Jamal, "The Blush of the Beloved," and was being taped for a PBS program to air in February 2010.
Creative interpretation set to Strauss' "Blue Danube" of a one-day public art installation at Richmond Beach Community Park in Shoreline, WA, a day after the 2009 fall equinox. In this hypnotic kinetic sculpture, titled "Warmth, Giant Black Toobs," artist Susan Robb (www.susanrobb.com) harnesses solar power and ambient breezes to give life to scores of plastic bags up to 80 feet tall.
On February 15, 2009, a sacred ceremony was held for Muslim Sufi minister Jamal Rahman at Interfaith Community Church in Seattle, Washington. Jamal's spiritual community, friends, and family bestowed upon him the title of sheikh. The service had added significance, as the officiants included a Sufi, a Jew, and a Christian: Rev. Karen Lindquist, Rabbi Ted Falcon, and Pastor Don Mackenzie. Jamal says that in Arabic the word sheikh means elder. Jamal expresses his abiding gratitude to his spiritu...
First stop on the Seattle Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. Richmond Beach Community Park in Shoreline, Washington. Participants include Team Scoccolo, a group of firefighters from the Port of Seattle, their friends and family. More than 2,000 people walking 60 miles to raise money for breast cancer research. It's not too late to donate: www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/SeattleEvent2009?team_id=53490&pg=team&fr_id=1300