Shireen QudosiA Sanctum of StoneOnce upon a time, a rabbi told me to “crawl back into the cave you came from.” The words became an invitation. What if I did crawl back…Nov 10Nov 10
Shireen QudosiThe Stories We Tell OurselvesWhat if our story is an ‘orphic egg’ whose gift cracks us open to a hidden reality?Nov 4Nov 4
Shireen QudosiRamadan as Ritual ReturnIslam’s holy month is a remembrance of our origin story.Mar 12Mar 12
Shireen QudosiFreedom is a Story We Tell OurselvesWedged between the East and the West, lost in a nowhere land of my own, I stood witness to the illusion of choice that pervades cultures…Jul 4, 2023Jul 4, 2023
Shireen QudosiMusic as First ContactSong can be a thread between what is lost and what is trying to be found, often speaking more honestly about the world than the surface…Jun 30, 2023Jun 30, 2023
Shireen QudosiThe Real Story Behind the Satanic VersesLong before a British Orientalist renamed it, Islamic philosophers all referred to the controversial ‘Satanic verse’ in the Quran as the…Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 2023
Shireen QudosiThe Lost King is a Story of Our Fallen SovereigntyNot just a story of lost royalty, but of women who like hurricanes spinning across a landscape, are wildly searching for something long…Jun 5, 2023Jun 5, 2023
Shireen QudosiWe didn’t inherit a faith. We inherited a Mystery.The game’s afoot. Faith as a puzzle worth solving.Apr 17, 2023Apr 17, 2023
Shireen QudosiThe Heart of Islam is a WomanThe most effective way to fight broken ideas is to offer a better idea. Instead of spending precious time and energy fighting bad ideas…Mar 8, 2023Mar 8, 2023