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Uzbekistan: Government Backs Sufism to Counter Wahhabism
May 28, 2002, Kenton News Service -- In the wake of a visit between 15 and 20 May to the Uzbek city of Bukhara (500 kilometres or 300 miles west of Tashkent), the "capital" of the Sufi Naqshbandi order in Central Asia, Keston has learnt that currently the Uzbek authorities are not simply not opposing the spread of the Naqshbandi order but, on the contrary, are doing all they can to support it.

Shaykh Kabbani: Leading 'lost lambs' 
August 12, 2001, Malaysia Star:
Kuala Lumpur -- According to the chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, youth involvement in black metal and worship of the occult has been a perennial problem in the United States.

Show the sweeter side of Islam
July 30, 2001, Malaysia Star: Kuala Lumpur -- Islamic Supreme Council of America Chairman Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani said propagating Islam through spiritual values was more effective than emphasising the physical aspects of the religion.

Spirituality, Saints and Miracles: Making Mainstream Headlines
May 1, 2000, Newsweek -- June In a special feature on the topic of miracles, Newsweek magazine news executives contacted ISCA offices in Washington, asking many questions about spirituality, sainthood and other related issues

 


 

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