Part One: The Presence Guest Contributor Dr Rosina-Fawzia Al-Rawi Al-Rifai Dr Rosina-Fawzia Al-Rawi Al-Rifai was born in Baghdad and spent her childhood in Iraq and Lebanon. Her grandmother initiated her into the culture and traditions of the Middle East...
The Relation Ship
Part One: Stop Destroying the Love Guest contributor Nura Laird *The quote “Out beyond ideas of right doing and wrong doing, there is a field-I’ll take you there” is from a poem by the Sufi poet Rumi. Nura Laird, M.Ed. is a Dean, a faculty member, and chair of the...
Talking About God
Part One: Finding My Voice Guest contributor Christiane Karam Christiane Karam is an Associate Professor of Voice at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, MA, specializing in Voice. Her passion is helping students to access their truth through finding their unique...
2018: Singing for Allah Workshop
"He created the people out of resonant clay - earthenware -" Quran Surah Rahman : 14 30% off: NE and Mid-Atlantic Neighborhood Discount! Discount applied at checkout Deadline to register is June 18th Are you longing to make a deeper connection with your dhikr of...
2018: Peacemaking with Mahabba Young
Spiritual Peacemaking is established upon the principle that Allah created all of humanity from a single soul to become one family with one father and one mother. We really are all one family with one father and one mother, and yet most of us have no idea how to make...
2018: Diving Inward: You Are the Holy Book
Only when you dive inwardly can you catch its pearls. If you only swim on the surface, its real treasure may look elusive. All Scriptures are Divine masterpieces that need to be felt, experienced, and be an object of reflection as we feel, experience, and reflect on...
2018: Friends and Family
Join us for a unique weekend training delivered by USHS faculty members Kamila Shenmen, Wadude Laird, and Salima Adelstein. Our focus will be on personal healing and spiritual enrichment. Our time will be divided between didactic overview with class demonstrations,...
2017-18: Meal Registration Funnel
Welcome to the new meal registration process! Students, faculty, staff, attendees and TAs are required to purchase lunches as part of the group meal plan with the Hilton-LAX Hotel. The daily lunch cost is $30 -- so, if you are attending an 8-day program (Years 1, 2...
2019: USHS Study Abroad
Come and drink from the ancient holy sites of Sufism and Islam. Click below to be taken to program details: We will be voyaging on a journey to the holy land of Jerusalem. Let your heart expand to absorb the beauty and majesty of the ancient world of Islam, and...
2017: Public Discourse and Spirituality
Public Discourse & Spirituality with Fawzia al-Rawi ABOUT THIS COURSE: Taught in three segments, this course will explore what it means to engage in discourse in times of crisis and tense civic division. This course will be recorded, and the recordings...