When Westerners hear of Sufis, they often think of the whirling dervishes (maybe from Madonna’s music video) or the elated poetry of the popular Persian Rumi, or severe acts of self-mortification. Although the twirling and self-mutilation may initially sound repulsive or ludicrous, the questions beg to be asked: Are the motivations behind such Sufi […]

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