House of Sufism, Greenwich Village

As I remember, Sufism is  a branch of Islam that inspires a lot of mystics (such as the founder of the Baha'i faith)..

Offbeat kind of Islam, makes sense they would be in Greenwich Village...

Here is what I found on internet 

For more than 50 years, Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh established over one hundred khaniqahs and numerous libraries and museums throughout Iran. In the 1970's a number of Americans and Europeans came to Iran and were initiated into the Nimatullahi Order. On their return to their respective countries they needed a place to congregate. Accordingly, the first khaniqah outside Iran was founded in San Francisco in 1975. Since that time more khaniqahs in the United States, Western Europe, Africa and Australia have been established.

To find a center in your area click on one of the regions below. You are also welcome to contact us at darvish@nimatullahi.org.