"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

The Sufi/Sunni Islams Encounter With Shia Islam In Mali

This shows rather well how most Malians feel about Islam.. Christianty and Islam have lived together in peace in Timbuktu for 50 years. It's issues have not been between the inhabitants of Timbuktu, but rather from the outside Radicals who came in to oppose anything but Islam,  and force Sharia law on all, including the Sufi/ Sunni Muslims there.

"We need to urgently focus on reconciliation. That's what can bring about lasting peace. Because Mali is a big country, a country with a very long history and a wealth of cultural diversity. Its different peoples have lived together,married one another. To say now that they should be separated is wrong. Mali is indivisible. Mali is secular. Mali is democratic. That should be the starting point of dialogue. Not autonomy! If every community demanded autonomy, Mali wouldn't exist anymore." (Abderahmane Ben Essayouti, Inmam of Timbuktu's Grand Mosque.)
("Islam doesn't force anyone to be Muslim."The Imamas, IRIN documentary June 12, 2013)
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