Category : Inspirational

'Glimmerings' in a movie!

I am honoured that my music was chosen to be used in a movie called ‘Grace’ about a young woman on her road to recovery. My piano instrumental piece, ‘Glimmerings’, plays in two pivotal moments in the movie and I’m ..

Music is like Prayer

Each time I record in the studio, I am enveloped by a sense of calm, euphoria and great joy – it is similar to prayer.  The quotation below captures the essence of what I feel.  I have shared a little about the ..

'Invictus' for Nelson Mandela Day

Today (July 18) is Nelson Mandela Day, a day that celebrates a phenomenal individual who inspired and touched the lives of many.  Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison during the period of apartheid in South Africa. Yet the injustice ..

New elegant prayer book covers: 25% off all

One of the most treasured items on my bedside table is my prayer book because of the sacred words within but also because of the beauty of the silk fabric that adorns the cover. More than ten years ago I started to ..

Let each one of you…

How incredible this world would be if only we exemplified these words of Abdu’l-Baha.

Title chosen: "Jade Awakenings"

Thank you to those of you who sent in suggestions for titles for my newest art piece!  Congratulations to Leila Ehsani  for the creative title, ‘Jade Awakenings’.   In my last blog post, I shared a time-lapse video of the ..

Title suggestions please!

I recently completed another abstract painting and would love your help finding a title for this piece.  Kindly add your suggestions to the comments section below this blog and the winning title will receive an album download of his/her choice. I ..

Inspiring Ridvan Video

My talented friend, Glenn Franco Simmons, has created another inspiring video for Ridvan consisting of communities from different parts of the world.  He has made it available to download on vimeo.  Click on this link to download the video. If ..

Rejoice Ridvan Song in Arabic

Last year while composing a song for Ridvan (‘Rejoice with exceeding gladness’), I had hoped to incorporate Arabic as one of six languages of the song.  Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough time to make it available as part of the song ..