Items related to Sufi orders

Sufis may boycott elections, says Liberation Party rep
Al-Masry Al-Youm 11 Apr 2013
Some Sufi Orders fear that upcoming parliamentary elections may be rigged to favor the Muslim Brotherhood, claimed...
Mohamed Alaa Eddin Abouel Azayem, leader of the Azmeyya order.
Sufi leader: Brotherhood never admits its mistakes
Al-Masry Al-Youm 18 Feb 2013
Mohamed Alaa Eddin Abul Azayem, leader of the Sufi Azmeyya Order, said in an interview Sunday that President Mohamed...
A Sufi shouting against Salafis, Hussein Mosque, Cairo, April 2, 2011. A huge rally of Sufis gathered in historical Azhar area condemning Salafi's demolition of shrines in different governorates. Meanwhile, Islamic Research Center of Azhar issued a fatwa prohibiting shrine demolition. 
Sufi Orders to choose presidential candidate on Sunday
Al-Masry Al-Youm 01 May 2012
Mohamed al-Sharnouby, a member of the Executive Office of the Sufi Orders, said Tuesday that the Sufi Orders would make...
A Sufi shouting against Salafis, Hussein Mosque, Cairo, April 2, 2011. A huge rally of Sufis gathered in historical Azhar area condemning Salafi's demolition of shrines in different governorates. Meanwhile, Islamic Research Center of Azhar issued a fatwa prohibiting shrine demolition. 
Sufi orders announce participation in 25 January celebrations
Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff 12 Jan 2012
The Sufi orders, on Thursday, announced they would participate in the 25 January celebration to mark the first...
Egyptian protesters burn the Israeli flag and wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on April 25, 2011, calling for the expulsion of the ambassador and opening the border with the Gaza Strip.
Salafis and Sufis to take part in Friday demonstration outside Israeli Embassy
Arabic Edition 25 Aug 2011
The Salafi Front and 18 Sufi orders have announced their planned participation in Friday’s demonstration outside...
Egyptian flag fluttering in Tahrir Square, where protesters participate in million man protest, Cairo, July 8,2011, demanding swift trial of Mubarak, and officers accused of killing protesters.
Political movements postpone Friday protest
MENA 10 Aug 2011
A total of 28 political movements have postponed a protest planned for Friday to the following week to give themselves...
Sufis celebrate the new Islamic Year in a huge convoy
Sufi sheikhs call for Islamic movements to put aside differences
Arabic Edition 26 Mar 2011
Several Sufi sheikhs called for an initiative bringing together members of all Islamic movements, mainly the...
Samaa’ International Festival for Sufi Music and Chanting
Egyptian Sufis to form political party
Osama el-Mahdy 03 Mar 2011
In a meeting on Thursday, 18 Sufi orders agreed to establish a committee for forming the Sufi political party. The...
Non-political groups set to influence Egypt's parliamentary polls
Mohamed Elmeshad 24 Nov 2010
As in previous parliamentary elections, non-political groups will largely determine who the winners will be in Egypt...
Sufi mathods' followers during remembrance of god, in one mosque in Alexandria, June 22 2010
Sufi leaders call on Mubarak to limit grand sheikh term
Arabic Edition 25 Oct 2010
Sufi leaders on Saturday urged President Hosni Mubarak to limit the term of the grand sheikh of Sufi orders. The...