Tomorrow is Effendi’s birthday. As we prepare to celebrate his life at the dergah tonight, we also mark this year as the 40th year since Ashki came to America. These 40 images of Effendi shared within the last few days were curated from the collection at the MOLH Archive Foundation and are on special display at Dergah al-Farah. ‘One seed of you love O Ashki, grows into a giant tree …’