Can Sufis Bring Peace to Afghanistan?


	Can Sufis Bring Peace to Afghanistan?

arifsali

3-5-2009 5:07 PM

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islam, muslims, terrorism, sufi

arifsali says:

Although the news today was despicable but if you want peace than you better look forward to Sufis.

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				Sufi leaders in Afghanistan claim that at least 60 percent of the country's population are followers of Sufism, or at least support and respect Sufi values.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rferl.org/Content/Can_Sufis_Bring_Peace_to_Afghanistan/1503303.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.rferl.org/img/CDE5F1AE-F08B-4C2C-8601-03D35C513657" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rferl.org/Content/Can_Sufis_Bring_Peace_to_Afghanistan/1503303.html"><P>
					Sufis pray at the Khaja Abdullah Ansari shrine in the western Afghan city of Herat.
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