Ghadir Shafie


Ghadir Shafie is a Palestinian activist and seeker who holds a deep conviction that inner liberation and outer liberation are inseparable. Co-founder of Aswat, a Palestinian feminist-queer center dedicated to the freedom of queer Palestinian women, she has devoted her life to weaving together visibility, love, and justice for her community. Now training in the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program (MMTCP), Ghadir is drawn to the living edge where awakening meets liberation, trusting that the radical path to a freer world begins within.

Recent Articles

Where Compassion Becomes Action

Palestinian activist and mindfulness practitioner Ghadir Shafie calls on us to embody compassion through our daily actions. By doing so, we awaken to the thread that connects our own choices to the lives of people we may never meet.

All Beings Deserve to Be Free

Palestinian mindfulness practitioner Ghadir Shafie reflects on Gaza, generational pain, and the radical act of speaking truth in spaces of silence.