Nahid Angha

Nahid Angha
Occupation(s)Scholar, activist, lecturer, translator, and author

Nahid Angha is an Iranian-American Sufi scholar, author,[1] lecturer and human rights activist,[2] with a focus on women's rights.[3] She is the co-director and co-founder of the International Association of Sufism (IAS),[4] founder of the International Sufi Women Organization,[5] the executive editor of Sufism: An Inquiry.[6] Nahid Angha is the main representative[7] of the IAS to the United Nations (for Non Governmental Organization with the Department of Public Information: NGO/DPI).

  1. ^ Drucker, Malka (2008). White Fire: A Portrait of Women Spiritual Leaders in America. Woodstock,VT: SkyLight Paths. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-893361-64-5.
  2. ^ Angha, Nahid (January 2013). "Interreligious Dialogue: Understanding and Friendship(panel discussion)". Founders Symposium. CIIS. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Dr. Nahid Angha". YWCA.
  4. ^ "Nahid Angha". WISE Muslim Women. WISE. June 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Sufi Women Organization". International Association of Sufism. IAS. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Seyyedeh Dr. Nahid Angha". The Interfaith Observer. Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement (CEIE). July 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Seyyedeh Dr. Nahid Angha". The Interfaith Observer. Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement (CEIE). July 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2022.