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Here is a true and brave stance by Imams in Pakistan! Insha’allah this movement will spread. What they are saying is absolutely correct. By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) 4/5/2012 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Suicide bombings kill innocent Muslims, they declare Islamic … Continue reading →

From Tehelka Magazine, 31 Mar 2012 Wahhabis. Deobandis. Tablighi Jamaat. Orthodox outfits have been turning the Valley into a bastion of puritanical Islam. But the Sufis are fighting back to regain their moorings. By Riyaz Wani A COLOURFUL procession stretched … Continue reading →

This kind of thing has been going on increasingly frequently in the past decade. Flush with money and influence, these groups are doing the dirty work of Salafist forces which would like to have total control over the population. The … Continue reading →

Contrary to a defamatory recent article about the rise and spread of Sufism (especially the Chishtiya) in Chakranews this article from the GulfNews gives a far more accurate account and stresses the tolerance and fairmindedness of two of the Chishtiya’s … Continue reading →

Jewish, Muslim scribes keep calligraphy art alive By BERNAT ARMANGUE – Associated Press JERUSALEM – In a world overwhelmed by electronic gadgets that have changed the way we read, write and learn, the Jewish and Islamic arts of calligraphy have … Continue reading →