Like any rousing Islamic preacher, Muhammed Tahir ul-Qadri’s voice rises to a shout and his index finger jabs as he hammers home a point. But rather than angry calls for jihad (holy war) or a vitriolic denunciation of the West and its aggressions against Islam, Qadri’s message, equally forcefully delivered, is about moderation, peace, inclusion…
The Sufi Muslim order of Burhaniya has organized a series of meetings in Rome, entitled _The East in the West. These meetings are expected to take place twice a month until April, and will explore central themes of figures of Sufi Islam, friends of God, [and] saints for love. The next meeting will take place…
{The government has backed a new body for Muslims which says not enough has been done to tackle extremism}. By Dominic Casciani LONDON – Politicians from the main parties welcomed the launch of the Sufi Muslim Council at Westminster in London. The group’s leaders say that it represents a silent majority frustrated with slow progress…
