Our Contributors

Azeemi, Aneela is the Executive Director of a non-profit organization in Islamabad, Pakistan called “Sufi Awakening” rendering services to humanity by spreading the message of universal peace and love through spiritual education and meditative practices. In the last 12 years she has hosted weekly and monthly meditative gatherings including class room lectures for different groups to foster healthy and positive communities.

Aneela’s focus is to help humanity through self-awareness and values based education centered on love and compassion affirming the principle of unity in diversity, the only antidote to the evil of hate and terror.

Aneela’s educational background includes degrees and diplomas in psychology, law, social studies, gender studies, public administration, local government and leadership management.

Dey, Dr. Debamitra, M.A., Ph.D., had her graduation and Masters from Jadavpur University. She was awarded University Gold Medal and prestigious Gourinath  Sastri Gold Medal for being topper in both courses.  Moreover, she was awarded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of Government of India for her academic brilliance. Further she joined Department of Sanskrit as a Junior Research Fellow and later promoted to the post of Senior Research Fellow. She taught at Lady Brabourne and Bethune College. Currently she is working as Head of the Department, Department of Sanskrit, Durgapur Government College, West Bengal Education Service. She has presented many papers at National and International conferences as well as chaired various sessions. Till date she has penned four scholarly books and published her articles are in many national and international journals of repute.

Dubey, Rajendra Narain. (b.1938) Educated in mathematics and civil engineering. With early education in Bihar, India, he was awarded a Ph.D. in civil engineering by the University of Waterloo in Canada. Dr. Dubey's interest in spirituality and Indian Philosophy began in 1977 under the guidance of his guru, Brahmarishi Vishwatma Bawra. He translated two of his guru’s books from Hindi into English and is a founding member of Spiritual Heritage Education Network Inc.

Kainaat, Tanya is studying in High School. She is a budding writer.

Dr. Atif Khalil is an Associate Professor at the University of Lethbridge's Department of Religious Studies where he teaches courses on Islamic theology, mysticism, art and world religions. His main area of research lies in Sufi thought, with secondary interests in comparative mysticism, inter-religious relations and medieval philosophy. His articles have appeared in Studies in Religion, the Journal of Islam & Christian-Muslim Relations, Sacred Web, the Oxford Journal of Islamic Studies, Philosophy East and West, and the Muslim World. He is also the author of the forthcoming book, Repentance and the Return to God in Early Sufism. In the summer of 2016, he is scheduled to hold the Ken'an Rifai Distinguished Professorship of Islamic Studies at the Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Peking University in China.

Modell, Stephen M. Research and Dissemination Activities Director – Genomics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Co-editor of the journal Ultimate Reality and Meaning: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Philosophy of Understanding (University of Toronto Press). Training in philosophy, medicine, and clinical research design. Dr. Models co-teaches the Health Management and Policy course “Issues in Public Health Genetics.” His work focuses on applying community-based methods to public understanding of science and genetics and the evaluation of such efforts. These projects have impacted diverse educational (middle school to general public), racial-ethnic, and religious denominational groups. Dr. Modell has a strong interest in the philosophical and religious implications of genetic developments and associated areas including aging and healthcare, and in disseminating understanding of the issues posed.

Nasir, Asim is a Business Analyst at a major oil and gas company in Houston. He has a bachelor’s in Supply Chain Management from University of Houston with certifications in Energy Trading and Strategic Sourcing. Asim was born in Kanpur, India and move to Sugar Land, TX (a suburb of Houston) with his family in 2001. In his free time, Asim enjoys long drives, playing basketball, and spending time with his family and friends.

Parmar, Simran: Born in Waterloo, Simran is studying Biomedical Science with a minor in Psychology at the University of Waterloo. He is an executive team member on the University of Waterloo Meditation Explorers Club.

Dr. Sami Rafiq is a professor of English at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. She is a translator, writer, poet and novelist who celebrates human values.

Sami Rafiq had her education from St. Mary's Convent Naini Tal and Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior. Her undergraduate and graduate studies are from Aligarh Muslim University in India.

She has been a regular contributor of poems, short stories and features to newspapers and journals within India and outside.

Her articles and her novel The Small Town Woman can be read online. She has also translated the poetry collections of Asrarul Haq Majaz and Raghupati Sahay Firaq from Urdu into English.

She has been a regular contributor of poems, short stories and features to newspapers and journals within India and outside. Her articles and her novel The Small Town Woman can be read online. She has also translated the poetry collections of Asrarul Haq Majaz and Raghupati Sahay Firaq from Urdu into English.

She is the founding editor of Cloverleaf: Journal of Education in Evolvement and All Encompassing Spirituality, http://cloverleaf.spiritualeducation.org/.

Samara, Tony, world-renowned spiritual teacher & author of 16 books, has been sharing deep spiritual work & energy transmission for the evolution of consciousness for over 25 years. Combining meditation, detoxing the body, a plant-based diet & a simple lifestyle, he is best known for how his work touches more deeply than words. http://www.TonySamara.com 

Talwar, Shiv. Received his undergraduate degree in civil engineering from the Punjab University, India and his graduate degrees from Lehigh University, USA and the University of Waterloo, Canada. He retired from his career in 1996 and established Spiritual Heritage Education Network Inc. in 2000. He has been serving as its President since its inception. He owes his spiritual education to his parents, his school teachers in India and his mentor, Swami Vishwatma Bawra to whom he is eternally indebted.