Dr. Tasleem Firdausee
SCHOLAR. ARTIST. HEALER
Dr. Tasleem Jamila Firdausee is an interdisciplinary scholar, internationally award-winning poet, artist, and holistic wellness expert whose work explores the intersections of Black religion, Sufism, gender, healing, and sacred art. Drawing on griot-style storytelling, poetic inquiry, and social science, her current research centers the lived experiences of Black American Sufi women, examining spiritual healing across race, class, and transnational traditions. She is the founder and CEO of the My Soul Speaks Institute and the Art as Sacred Initiative, platforms dedicated to cultural curation, embodied healing, and ancestral knowledge rooted in Black Southern, Islamic, and African diasporic lineages.
Interdisciplinary Scholar. Multidisciplinary Artist. Wellness Consultant
From Mississippi Clay to African Skies: In Search of Sacred Presence
As a Black woman from the south side of Chicago with ancestral roots in Mississippi and Africa, Dr. Tasleem poetically conveys her quest for knowledge and a deepening relationship with God. This collection masterfully weaves together the intricate intersections of sacred spiritual Sufi poetry, Islamic mystical moments, and the rich dimensions of the Black Atlantic diaspora.
"As we enter a new portal purifying all in existence on earth, may we walk with divine love and awareness with our hearts tuned to the One."
Dr. Tasleem Firdausee
