Sufism – Page 2 – Islamic Pluralism

‘Fake News’ Regarding Antiquities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Luciana Zana Trëndafilazezë and Stephen Sylejman Schwartz

Author: Skateraw October 25, 2017

CIP October 24, 2017 Since our establishment following the atrocities of 11 September 2001 the Center for Islamic Pluralism (CIP) has stood for religious pluralism, social justice, and public transparency in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). CIP builds on…
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Miscellaneous, Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism

African-American Muslims, Albanian Muslims, Alevism, American Muslims, Balkan Muslims, Bektashi Sufis, Bosnian Muslims, British Muslims, Canadian Muslims, Central Asia, Chechnya, Deobandism, Dutch Muslims, European Muslims, French Muslims, German Muslims, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kurdish Islam, Kyrgyzia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Montenegro, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, September 11, Shariah, Shiism, Singapore, Sufism, Takfir, Terrorism, Turkish Islam, Uighurs, Uzbekistan, Wahhabism

We STILL Accuse! by Luciana Zana Trëndafilazezë and Stephen Sylejman Schwartz

Author: Skateraw September 6, 2017

CIP September 6, 2017 In the aftermath of Russian manipulation of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, new scrutiny has disclosed the permanent nature of Moscow aggression against America. The Russian bandit and spy nest masquerading as a consulate in San…
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Miscellaneous, Russia and former Soviet Union

African-American Muslims, Albanian Muslims, Alevism, American Muslims, Balkan Muslims, Bektashi Sufis, Bosnian Muslims, British Muslims, Central Asia, Chechnya, China, Dutch Muslims, European Muslims, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kurdish Islam, Kyrgyzia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Montenegro, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, September 11, Shiism, Sufism, Takfir, Terrorism, Turkish Islam, Uighurs, Uzbekistan, Wahhabism

What Next? After Antifa Writings of Obscure American Leftist Drive Kurdish Forces in Syria by Sirwan Kajjo

Author: Skateraw September 4, 2017

VOA News September 3, 2017 [CIP Note: This reportage appeared on January 16, 2017 but, in our view, remains significant for an understanding of Kurdish issues and the history of Antifa. — Zana]. Could the writings of a little-know leftist…
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Miscellaneous, Syria

African-American Muslims, Albanian Muslims, Alevism, American Muslims, Balkan Muslims, Bektashi Sufis, Bosnian Muslims, British Muslims, Central Asia, Chechnya, Dutch Muslims, European Muslims, French Muslims, German Muslims, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kurdish Islam, Kyrgyzia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Montenegro, Muslim-Christian Relations, Muslim-Jewish Relations, Prisons, Russia, Sufism, Terrorism, Turkish Islam

Assad’s Hollow Crown by Jonathan Spyer

Author: Skateraw May 11, 2017

The Rubin Center May 9, 2017 The mortar shells came early in the morning. At about 5. At regular intervals. Solemn and sinister. They were a reminder of how close it all was. We were in the Damascus Old City….
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Syria

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China: Open East Turkestan to Independent Overseas Media by The Uyghur Human Rights Project

Author: Skateraw May 2, 2017

The Uyghur Human Rights Project May 2, 2017 On World Press Freedom Day 2017, the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) calls on the Chinese government to substantiate claims it is facing an unprecedented security threat in East Turkestan. UHRP challenges…
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Central Asia, China

Central Asia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzia, Russia, Sufism, Turkish Islam, Uighurs, Uzbekistan

The Birth Anniversary of al-Abbas ibn Ali (p) by Liaison Office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Al-Sistani in North America

Author: Skateraw May 1, 2017

Imam Mahdi Association of Marjaeya April 30, 201 [Note: The Center for Islamic Pluralism reposts this announcement in honor of Albanian Bektashi Sufi veneration of Abaz Aliu (as he is known in Albanian.)] Monday, May 1st, 2017, marks the Birth…
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Miscellaneous

African-American Muslims, Albanian Muslims, Alevism, American Muslims, Balkan Muslims, Bektashi Sufis, Central Asia, European Muslims, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Shiism, Sufism, Terrorism

Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening? by Peter Gottschalk

Author: Skateraw April 28, 2017

The Conversation.com April 28, 2017 On Feb. 16, 2017, a bomb ripped through a crowd assembled at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in southeastern Pakistan. Soon thereafter, the so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack….
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ISIS, Sufism

African-American Muslims, Albanian Muslims, Alevism, American Muslims, Balkan Muslims, Bektashi Sufis, Bosnian Muslims, British Muslims, Canadian Muslims, Central Asia, Chechnya, China, Dutch Muslims, European Muslims, French Muslims, German Muslims, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kurdish Islam, Kyrgyzia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, September 11, Sufism, Takfir, Terrorism, Turkish Islam, Uighurs, Uzbekistan, Wahhabism

The Syrian Sarin Attacks of August 2013 and April 2017 by Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Dany Shoham

Author: Skateraw April 26, 2017

The Besa Center April 26, 2017 BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 452, April 26, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The sarin attacks in Syria of August 2013 and April 2017 resemble one another closely. They reflect a strategic mode that might be…
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Syria

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Replies to Questions About Sufism From A High School Teacher in Columbia, Missouri, USA by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz

Author: Skateraw April 22, 2017

CIP April 22, 2017 Instructor Gregory Soden writes — As an American in Missouri, I grew up in one of the most religiously devout and politically conservative regions of the United States. Such an existence just never seemed quite satisfying,…
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American Muslims, Sufism

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CIP Greetings on International Day of Solidarity With Working Women [The original name of International Women’s Day] by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz

Author: Skateraw March 9, 2017

Quora.com March 8, 2017 The Center for Islamic Pluralism has always stood first, among Muslim activists, with the women combatants of Kurdistan, the victims of and fighters against the scourge of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and women organizing for their…
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