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To: E who wrote (3276)	10/7/2001 6:06:05 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I put his name, and Sufi, into google and got only this From one of your Google returns, dated 1998: <<The conference was called by the Islamic Supreme Council of America, headed by Lebanese- born Sheik Hisham al-Kabbani. Kabbani also voiced a strong condemnation of the bombings in Africa. ``Whoever is behind the terrorist act in Africa we condemn,'' he said. ``Our religion has never called for terrorism.'' The statements by the assembled leaders carry considerable weight in the Muslim world for two reasons: Those attending included some of Islam's most respected figures, and their stance both reflects and amplifies the belief in nonviolence held by most Muslims.>> and <<Most of the Sufi orders follow the Sunni branch of Islam, and Sufis are credited with bringing Islam to India. They have millions of members. But they are continuously attacked by fundamentalists who claim that following Sufi leaders and venerating Islamic teachers from the past as holy figures are corruptions of Islam borrowed from the Christian tradition of sainthood. Although the Washington gathering was called by Kabbani, it concentrated on the broadest issues in Islamic life, with an emphasis on the repudiation of fundamentalism and violence. The conference heard repeated calls for Muslims to adapt to democracy and modernity without abandoning their faith and spirituality. The gathering paralleled a similar event hosted by the Muslim women's organization Kamilat, with presentations boosting women's political participation, women's rights in an Islamic context, and the struggle against domestic violence in Muslim households.>> sunnah.org From the available materials, I couldn't form any conclusion about whether he would be likely to exaggerate the Wahabi influence or not. Karen