Shemeem Burney Abbas



Books


For more information about or to purchase Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws or The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual, click on the links below the book covers.


Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws by Shemeem Burney Abbas
UT Press
Amazon

The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual by Shemeem Burney Abbas
UT Press
Amazon




Operation Gibraltar: Article and Blog


"The Last Letter"—Dr. Abbas revisits her husband's final message in an article written as a prelude to her forthcoming book on Operation Gibraltar. (pdf version)

To read about Dr. Abbas's forthcoming book on Operation Gibraltar, follow this link. (Link opens in new window.) Operation Gibraltar Blog




Sufi Musicians


reshma Hir-ranjha Hinda Bai Jeevi Bai

Reshma of Mast Qalandar

Hir-Ranjha: love scene

Hinda Bai-Bali

Jeevni Bai

faqiriani nusrat faqir

Begum Faqiriani

Singing in female voices: Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Alan Faqir on yak-tarā. Courtesy of Sind University, Jamshoro

abida sushila bhagi

Abida Parvin in concert

Sushila Mehtani

Mai Bhagi

kolhi1 kolhi2 trance

Kolhi women's performance

Kolhi women at Shah Latif's shrine

Sidi musician's trance

lights

Melā Chirāgã 'Urs


female voice in sufi ritual

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