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Sufis march against Taliban – Asia – Al Jazeera English

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

// http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/asw.js Thousands protest in Lahore against what they describe as “Talibanisation” of Pakistan. via Sufis march against Taliban – Asia – Al Jazeera English. Soon there will be tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands, insha’allah. And for those … Continue reading →

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Annual Sufi Music Festival

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

// http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/asw.js This looks like a wonderful festival in Mumbai, maybe I get to go there next year, insha’allah! The pain of separation from the creator is the core of Sufi poetry and its music seeks to unite listeners with … Continue reading →

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Pakistan: Targeted by the Taliban, Sufi Muslims Fight Back – TIME

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

// http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/asw.js Just as al-Qaeda’s tyrannical puritanism sparked a backlash among the very Sunnis they claimed to be defending in Iraq, so is Taliban violence against Pakistan’s Sufi community provoking its adherents to fight back. via Pakistan: Targeted by the … Continue reading →

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Daily Times – Leading News Resource of Pakistan – Religious scholars call for implementation of Sufi teachings

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

// http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/asw.js The following is a good article about re-invigorating the meaning and heart of these teachings and hopefully for the promotion of peace: Religious scholars call for implementation of Sufi teachings * Dr Sajid says certain groups using tombs … Continue reading →

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Pakistan’s ‘Martyrs of Love’ Under Attack | (A)theologies | Religion Dispatches

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Imam Salim Chishti

The importance of the place is, as Faruqi points to, that here the spiritual heritage that has passed down survives. Even in the midst of practices we may not approve of there are those that understand and celebrate the real spiritual underpinnings of our great deen. Continue reading →

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