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An Algerian academic is facing death threats over comments he made on common Islamic practices.
A large number of worshippers are doing the pilgrimage to the tomb of Prophet Hud in Yemen despite the war and the pandemic.
Remarkable Muslim women throughout history
This International Women's Day, we want to celebrate brave and progressive Muslim women throughout history.
The female whirling dervishes reclaiming Afghanistan’s Sufi heritage
Fahima Mirzaie is hoping to reclaim Afghanistan’s deep-rooted Sufi heritage with her strong female lead Kabul-based Sufi dance and performing ...
Egypt singer adds modern touch to Islamic chanting
Mahmoud al-Tohamy talks about his Islamic chanting, Sufism and Islamic plurality.
Young Afghan women, men perform whirling Sufi dance together
Young Afghans are embracing Sufi dance in which spin repetitively in prayer and seek to lose themselves in a spiritual trance that they believe unites them with God.
A History of Islam in 21 Women
Book Club: Hossein Kamaly celebrates the groundbreaking achievements of extraordinary women in the history of Islam.
Syrian Sufis fear extremists fighting alongside Turkish army
With the ongoing Turkish offensive in Syria, the Sufi community in Amudeh city, northern Syria, fear they may be one of their many victims.
Praneet Soi responds to Palestine and Kashmir-conflicts through art
Praneet Soi's exhibition tracks his time in both Palestine and Kashmir to offer the audience a glimpse of his experience in each location.
Egypt destroys Sufi mosque to make way for highway
Egypt's president has ordered the demolition of a Sufi mosque and shrine in the coastal city of Alexandria to make way for a highway despite ...
Palestinian feminine mysticism in the Sufi corners of Nablus
Contrary to many other Arab countries, Sufis in Palestine are able to practice freely, with Sufis in Nablus having corners for women to bathe ...
Agroforestry empowers Morocco's mountain women
Feature: The Femmes du Rif have boosted the value of their 329 members' olive oil, leading to remarkable social impacts ranging from better ...
WARNING: Extremely graphic content. The Qadiriyeh Kasnazani practice a form of Sufism with rituals including smashing glass with their ...
Al-Shabab kill Somali cleric, followers over music at gatherings
Somali militants Al-Shabab have claimed responsibility for the killing of a Sufi cleric and 17 of his followers, in the north of the country.
Rentier Islamism: Politics and religion in Arab Gulf societies
Book Club: Courtney Freer's timely offering provides important new insights into political Islam in the Gulf, and the region's current schism, ...
Morocco's 'pilgrimage of the poor' honours Sufi Muslim saint
Every summer, Moroccans, many of whom can't afford to travel to Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, flock to the grave of a Sufi saint in Moulay Driss Zerhoun.
Iran hangs Sufi over alleged killing of 3 policemen
Rights groups criticised the execution and death penalty, noting Iran's courts declined to hear eyewitnesses that could have exonerated Mohammad ...
From the mystical to the political: What is Sufism?
Comment: The call to pluralism within Sufism is celebrated, and different interpretations encouraged, writes Eric Geoffroy.
Breaking with tradition: Robert Irwin rethinks Ibn Khaldun
Book review: Irwin revisits the Arab world's most famous thinker, and tries to dismantle the idea of him as a modern man living in premodern ...
Five officers killed in overnight Sufi protests in Iran
Five police officers were killed during a protest held by Sufis who were demonstrating against the arrest of members of the sect.
Libya's Sufi shrines under attack by 'extremist militias': HRW
Human Rights Watch has condemned a series of attacks against Sufi shrines in Libya carried out by 'extremist' militia groups.
Sinai attack shows Sisi has lost control
Comment: Sisi's reign of terror against those who seek justice has created an ideal incubator for radical violent ideologies such as that of the ...
IS warned against 'Sufi rituals' days before mosque attack
Villagers in Egypt where militants killed 305 people in a mosque had been warned by Islamic State to stop collaborating with security forces and ...
Muslims or mystics? Demystifying Sufism after Egypt's deadly attack
Extremists hold Islam - which inextricably includes Sufism - as it is normatively practiced around the world in contempt. Egypt's ...
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