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2006-05-24 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-05-24 01:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sufism is seen as the "gentler, kinder" islam, and hyped as some kind of new age spirituality (while IIUC it is actually some kind of derivative of christian theology infused into islam)... I don't know... the national-arabist fln butchers who comitted monstrous crimes during the algerian independence war were from a sufi background, and so were their pirates and slave traders predecessors, as northern Africa was mostly sufi (it is undergoing a salafization right now), so that idea is now really supported by facts.
Check this (from Jihad Watch) for sufism's view on religious tolerance and Jihad(Tm).
Bostom: Sufism Without Camouflage (Beyond Stephen Schwartz)

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-05-24 08:33|| 2006-05-24 08:33|| Front Page Top

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