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Shems Friedlander
American Islamic scholar and Sufi master · Artists · Lived 1940 to 2022 · aged 82
Shems Friedlander was an American Islamic scholar, Sufi master, visual artist, filmmaker, author and an emeritus professor of practice at the American University in Cairo.
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He was best known for his works on mystical traditions of Islam, especially the Mevlevi Sufi tradition founded after the name of Mevlana Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī.
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2022 · aged 82
