Helminski, Camille Adams

Camille Adams Helminski is cofounder and codirector of the Threshold Society in Aptos, California, an educational foundation in the Mevlevi tradition based on the teachings of Rumi. She was the first woman to translate a substantial portion of the Qur'an into English, in her book "The Light of Dawn." Among her other translations are "Mevlevi Wird: The Prayers Recited Daily by Mevlevi Dervishes," "Rumi Daylight" and "Jewels of Remembrance" (with Kabir Helminski), and "Awakened Dreams" and "Mevlevi Ayins" (with Refik Algan). She holds and honorary doctorate in Arabic from the University of Damas...