Wajiha Ather Naqvi is a singer and songwriter, she also holds a master's degree in religious anthropology. We speak about the post-modernist preoccupation with amputating Sufism from its Islamic roots in a bid to make it more palatable, about the unlikely journey that has lead to her recording multiple records with Coke Studio, about the need to be anchored in a tradition or culture, and secure in one's own identity, about contemplating immigration, and about seeking discomfort.
