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I could tell you about the Islam I know, the Islam of the Sufi's however I don't really think that's what you're after, so I'll decline thank you.
by Samir on Mon Feb 6th, 2006 at 03:39:02 PM EST
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I'd love to see that. It might not be directly relevant but I think you'd find a lot of people very interested.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Feb 6th, 2006 at 03:40:31 PM EST
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I have no idea what I am after, I don't even know what the Islam of the Sufis is. This is a genuine request, I am not trying to provoke you or taunt you in any way.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon Feb 6th, 2006 at 03:41:30 PM EST
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Sufism is the mystical tradition within Islam.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Feb 6th, 2006 at 04:04:58 PM EST
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Samir, Jerome isn't too fond of religion in general - he caused a stir on Kos a while back with diaries slamming all religious faith, and Christianity specifically. He is also quite liberal on the issues in question. So it is probably safe to say that he wouldn't agree with Islamic religious strictures on gender, sexuality, and religion's role in the state. But that's not because of any specific anti-Islamic bias.
by MarekNYC on Mon Feb 6th, 2006 at 04:08:10 PM EST
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I was not slamming all religious faith, but all religious organisations and more specifically any attempt to bring absolutes into political or public discourse.

I am actually quite envious of people that have the faith - and the peace of mind that comes with it - to believe that there is more than a big empty nothing after we die. (Of course, you can replace "faith" by "ability to suspend rational judgement" and make it offensive).

But it's true that I am an equal opportunity religious basher. The catholic church is just as bad as islam ;-)

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon Feb 6th, 2006 at 04:21:10 PM EST
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I'd love you to write about the Sufi way though. As I noted in my Reza Aslan diary, I just don't have the capacity to explain Sufism...
by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Mon Feb 6th, 2006 at 04:16:27 PM EST
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Like all the others, I would be very interested in hearing your take. ET is exactly the platform for it.
by Nomad on Mon Feb 6th, 2006 at 08:05:01 PM EST
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