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Extremist groups like ISIS, have stereotyped Islam as a violent religion, but many aspects of Islam, like Sufism, promote peace. So what exactly is the mystical philosophy of Sufism?
Learn More:
BBC: Sufism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/subdivisions/sufism_1.shtml
Britannica: Sufism
http://www.britannica.com/topic/Sufism
Pew Forum: Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation
http://www.pewforum.org/2012/08/09/the-worlds-muslims-unity-and-diversity-1-religious-affiliation/
Al Jazeera: Somalia’s Sufi revival
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/03/somalia-sufi-revival-160329085331665.html
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