There are some contemporary Sufi women who have been actively involved in the realm of religious and education life, either as spiritual leaders, imams and chaplains, or activists, and whose activism is widely popular and influential in ways going beyond traditional form of the Sufi orders (tariqa).This paper discusses the forms of practical innovation, creativity and experimentation in the development of Sufi women in cultural groupings and communities, including very diverse Sufi groups that frequently have women in leadership and teaching roles. This paper focuses on three of these women: Fariha [Cerrahi order]; Camille Helminski [Mevlevi order]; and Nahid Angha [IAS/Shahmaghsoudi order]. These women are a source of innovations adaptable by Muslim women in the American context and in other Muslim communities. How did these women’s participation and presence in a group or tariqa transform their understanding of gender roles and specificities? How do their spiritual activities and innovations successfully operate and develop within modern urban, highly educated and professional contexts? How are their innovative activities and understandings related to traditional Islamic religious forms and conceptions, and how have they moved beyond the controversies of religious authority and leadership? This study does not seek to address gender bias in Sufism, but rather to explore and discover how these pioneering contemporary efforts negotiate competing religious and cultural identities without sacrificing the traditional forms of Sufism. At the same time, this can reveal how they embody spiritual activism in practical terms adaptable to similar kinds of Muslim activism in other Islamic societies. This requires a close study of new spiritual activities, tools, and venues directly supporting women’s spiritual development and leadership. I will try to understand, describe and effectively communicate the visions and voices of such innovative, creative ideas and practices surrounding these women that could restore and re-story the role of women in the history of religion and society, highlighting the diversity of creative spiritual phenomena within those places in America. Keywords : creativity, adaptation, leadership, sufism,tariqa