Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Let religious freedom ring – latimes.com. “Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the founder and chairman of the initiative, said construction of the center “sends the opposite statement of what happened on 9/11. We want to push back against the extremists.” We … Continue reading →

PAKISTAN Lahore : interfaith solidarity towards Sufis targeted by terrorism – Asia News. More of this is needed! The author of the article, Fr. Inayat Bernard is a Pakistani priest of the Archdiocese of Lahore and secretary of the Catholic … Continue reading →

The link is to a very nice article regarding the status of Sufis around the Islamic world. It is in partial answer to the recent bombing of the Data Ganj Bakhsh Dargah in Lahore, Pakistan but goes beyond that. Other … Continue reading →

Sufi sheikh who preached nonviolence laid to rest. It is with great sadness that I report the sudden passing of Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari. Inna allahi wa inna allahi rajayun. May Allah approve of him and his work here on … Continue reading →