Brian Bassanio Paul
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A FAITH FINDS ITS VOICE | The Express Tribune (opens the original)
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Without official hymns, the Bahá'í Faith found expression through Urdu prayers and songs in Pakistan Long before most Pakistanis knew the Bahá'í Faith existed here, its prayers were already being sung in Urdu, quietly weaving a global religion into the country's cultural fabric. I came to this subject almost entirely by chance, as so many good stories begin. A friend, Darren Sabet, first told me about the Baha'i Faith, over two days, at a wellbeing retreat in the Abu Dhabi desert, and kept teach
THE GRIEF THAT KEPT THE RAAG ALIVE | The Express Tribune (opens the original)
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From marsiya and soz to majlis, how Shia devotional traditions helped shape Pakistan's vocal heritage Growing up, many of my closest friends were Shia. I never sought them out for that reason; it simply kept happening—in college, at university, at work, and later among the musicians and friends who became part of my grown-up life. And every one of them, at some point, without being asked, could sing. Not casually. Properly. They knew where a note sat before they opened their mouths. During Muhar
Brian Bassanio Paul, Author at The Express Tribune (opens the original)
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The history of the Rababis of Pakistan is one of displacement and survival What the Zoroastrian chant teaches us about the difference between preserving a religion and its music Without official hymns, the Bahá'í Faith found expression through Urdu prayers and songs in Pakistan From marsiya and soz to majlis, how Shia devotional traditions helped shape Pakistan's vocal heritage Talented women were always there. The permission, infrastructure and recognition were often not Why Punjabi Zaboor rema
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