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Sufis march in Azhar chiefdom to celebrate Prophet Mohamed’s birthday
Egypt

Sufis march in Azhar chiefdom to celebrate Prophet Mohamed’s birthday

Thousands of Sufi followers on Saturday organized a march from the Saleh al-Jaafari Mosque to the new headquarters of Al-Azhar’s…
Thousands in Egypt celebrate birthday of Sufi al-Sayyid al-Badawi
Egypt

Thousands in Egypt celebrate birthday of Sufi al-Sayyid al-Badawi

Thousands of Sufis and other people from across Egypt celebrated the birthday anniversary of one of Egypt’s most famous Sufis,…
Sisi orders demolition of Sufi mosque on Mahmoudiyah road
Egypt

Sisi orders demolition of Sufi mosque on Mahmoudiyah road

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday has chosen to demolish the mosque of Sufi Imam Abu al-Ikhlas al-Zarqani, located…
Turkey’s whirling dervishes honor Sufi poet
Culture

Turkey’s whirling dervishes honor Sufi poet

See full photo gallery here.   KONYA, Turkey (AP) — Every December, thousands of people make a pilgrimage to the…
Some non-Muslims may still enter Paradise: Habib al-Jifri
Society

Some non-Muslims may still enter Paradise: Habib al-Jifri

  Sufi Islamic preacher Habib Ali al-Jifri said that it is not true that non-Muslims will not enter Paradise, citing…
Dar al-Ifta supports deletion of dancing scene from film
Egypt

Dar al-Ifta supports deletion of dancing scene from film

Ali Gomaa, Egypt’s grand mufti, demanded on Saturday that a scene in the leading box office movie “Abdu Mouta” should…
Aided by new alliance, Sufis plan election strategy
Egypt

Aided by new alliance, Sufis plan election strategy

Three Sufi parties plan to contest the next parliamentary elections in association with a newly formed coalition of 31 other…
Invitation of non-Sufi Islamists to Sufi conference provokes outcry among sheikhs
Egypt

Invitation of non-Sufi Islamists to Sufi conference provokes outcry among sheikhs

A number of Sufi sheikhs in Egypt on Wednesday expressed their disapproval at the invitations given out to a number…
In search of a ‘national project’
Opinion

In search of a ‘national project’

There’s a Sufi parable about the fictional Mullah Nasruddin who is crossing a river by ferry with a learned man…
Sufi and Shia leaders blame Salafis for sectarian strife
Egypt

Sufi and Shia leaders blame Salafis for sectarian strife

A number of Shia and Sufi leaders on Tuesday submitted a notification to the attorney general, accusing Salafi leaders of…
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