Sufism as Youth Culture in Morocco


	Sufism as Youth Culture in Morocco

Gul Agha

3-16-2009 10:47 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/e6f3f8cb-c816-4826-81be-2812deef871b/CE83C64B-8095-4463-8642-8889DFDDA2FC/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.metimes.com/Opinion/2009/03/09/sufism_as_youth_culture_in_morocco/6080/" href="http://www.metimes.com/Opinion/2009/03/09/sufism_as_youth_culture_in_morocco/6080/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.metimes.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.metimes.com/Opinion/2009/03/09/sufism_as_youth_culture_in_morocco/6080/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.metimes.com/img/88BB0AFE-0705-4293-BC05-85EBCC2ADCC3" 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.metimes.com/Opinion/2009/03/09/sufism_as_youth_culture_in_morocco/6080/"><DIV class="caption">THE ATTRACTION OF SUFI -- Moroccan youth are drawn to Sufism because of its tolerance, its fluid interpretation of the Koran, its rejection of fanaticism, and its embrace of modernity. The photo shows Sufi dancers. (Scripps Howard News Service via Newscom)</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.metimes.com/Opinion/2009/03/09/sufism_as_youth_culture_in_morocco/6080/"><P>Most Moroccans, young or old, practice one form of Sufism or another. As a deep component of the Moroccan identity, Sufism absorbs all members of society, regardless of age, gender, social status or political orientation.</P></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.metimes.com/Opinion/2009/03/09/sufism_as_youth_culture_in_morocco/6080/">Young men and women find in the Sufi principles of "beauty" and "humanity" a balanced lifestyle that allows them to enjoy arts, music and love without having to abandon their spiritual and religious obligations. </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.metimes.com/Opinion/2009/03/09/sufism_as_youth_culture_in_morocco/6080/"><P>Moreover, Sufi gatherings inspire young people to engage in interfaith dialogue, highlighting the universal values Islam shares with Christianity and Judaism – such as the pursuit of happiness, love of one's family, tolerance of racial and religious differences, and the promotion of peace. </P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/CE83C64B-8095-4463-8642-8889DFDDA2FC/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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