About Merin Shobhana Xavier Merin Shobhana Xavier is an assistant professor of religion and diaspora at Queen’s University. Books by Merin Shobhana Xavier Sufism in Canada Weaving Islamic Practice and Contemporary Spirituality edited by Geneviève Mercier-Dalphond & Merin Shobhana Xavier The Dervishes of the North Rumi, Whirling, and the Making of Sufism in Canada by (author) Merin Shobhana Xavier