Independent writer & journalist. Assistant professor of political science. Wrote extensively on the comparative politics of the Middle East. Areas of interest include political Islam, Sufism, comparative religions, gender writing & photography.
I’m from the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi order in the United States. I was wondering how to find the Sufi orders of Cairo, any advice on if there is Dikhr or services happening or how to locate the orders in Cairo would be fantastic.
Salaam dear Flamur,
I am very sorry for the late reply. There is a Mevlevi tekke in Cairo not very far from Ibn Tulun, Sultan Hassan and Rifa’i mosques. https://egymonuments.gov.eg/ar/monuments/the-takeyya-mawlawiyya
Check it out in the ink above. I am not sure where do the Qadiris hold their Zikr, but you may want to attend the Zikr after Friday prayers in the Rifa’i Mosque and over there you can get more information.
All the best!
Omneya
Hello – if you could please send me details about your mailing list, I would appreciate it. I’ve read a number of your articles (also on BBC Monitoring) and found them to be most interesting. Thank you very much. With kind regards
Omneya El Naggar 
Salaam,
I’m from the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi order in the United States. I was wondering how to find the Sufi orders of Cairo, any advice on if there is Dikhr or services happening or how to locate the orders in Cairo would be fantastic.
Thank you so much
Sarah
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Salaam dear Sarah,
Ramadan Kareem! there are so many Sufi orders in Egypt. There are Dhikrs in Al-Rifa’i Mosque (Al-Rifa’iyyah), in Al-Hussayn Mosque (Al-Shadhiliyya order) usually after Friday prayers. These are two of the largest orders in Egypt.
I think the article attached can give you an overview (http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/32/99/53675/Folk/Special-Files/Sufi-orders-and-their-origins.aspx)
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Salaam, do you have any info on the Mevlevi, Naqshbandi and Qadiri tariqas in cairo ?
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Salaam dear Flamur,
I am very sorry for the late reply. There is a Mevlevi tekke in Cairo not very far from Ibn Tulun, Sultan Hassan and Rifa’i mosques.
https://egymonuments.gov.eg/ar/monuments/the-takeyya-mawlawiyya
Check it out in the ink above. I am not sure where do the Qadiris hold their Zikr, but you may want to attend the Zikr after Friday prayers in the Rifa’i Mosque and over there you can get more information.
All the best!
Omneya
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Hello – if you could please send me details about your mailing list, I would appreciate it. I’ve read a number of your articles (also on BBC Monitoring) and found them to be most interesting. Thank you very much. With kind regards
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Thank you so much Dr. Hellyer! I replied to your email attached here.
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