Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american sufi spiritual teacher of the nur ashki jerrahi sufi order based in the united states”. Today it says “american art curator and co-founder of the dia art foundation”.
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Fariha al Jerrahi (born Philippa de Menil; June 13, 1947) is an American Sufi spiritual teacher of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order based in the United States .1According to this same record, at the time of her birth Philippa's father John was spelling his surname as 'Menu Deménil' rather than as 'Menu de Ménil'. However, the original French spelling of this family's surname was 'Menu du Ménil'. All these spelling variations have caused a certain amount of confusion among researchers. In her earlier years Philippa sometimes wrote her name as Philippa A. de Ménil.2
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American Sufi leader Fariha Fatima al-Jerrahi (born Philippa de Menil ; 13 June 1947) is the spiritual guide and current Sheikha of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order in New York City .
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American Sufi leader (born 1947) Fariha Fatima al-Jerrahi (born Philippa de Menil ; June 13, 1947) is an American art curator and co-founder of the Dia Art Foundation .She is also the spiritual guide and Sheikha of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order in New York City .
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american sufi spiritual teacher of the nur ashki jerrahi sufi order based in the united states
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american art curator and co-founder of the dia art foundation
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