Thursday, January 10, 2008

Celebrating Sheikh Maoulainaine of Morocco

[From the French language press]:

Une conférence a été organisé, vendredi 4 janvier à Fès, en célébration du centenaire du cheikh Maoulainaine.

L’occasion de rappeler les différents aspects de la vie de ce grand soufi marocain.

Aujourd'hui Le Maroc, Maroc - mercredi 9 janvier 2008 - par Ibtissam Hmamssi

A conference was held Friday, January 4th, in Fez in celebration of the centennial of Sheikh Maoulainaine. The opportunity to remind the various aspects of the life of this great Moroccan Sufi.

A panel of Professors from several universities in the Kingdom, as well as several international researchers have enriched the sessions of the conference.

Among the themes that enriched the panel: "The woman's place in the zaouïa Mainiîa" and "Cultural and spiritual communication between the North East and the Moroccan Sahara."

In his speech, Mr. Mustapha El Ktiri, top delegate of the Veterans and Members of the Liberation Army, emphasized: "In addition to the role played by the great scholar for our national unity, Sheikh Maoulainaine was a great Sufi who attracted thousands of followers from all over the world through, first, his zaouïa in the city of Smara, and then through his multiple zaouïas and schools in Morocco, "

[Zaouïa: Sufi center. For a list of Islamic terms in Arabic and French see Wikipedia, "Vocabulaire de l'Islam: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocabulaire_de_l%27islam].

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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Celebrating Sheikh Maoulainaine of Morocco
[From the French language press]:

Une conférence a été organisé, vendredi 4 janvier à Fès, en célébration du centenaire du cheikh Maoulainaine.

L’occasion de rappeler les différents aspects de la vie de ce grand soufi marocain.

Aujourd'hui Le Maroc, Maroc - mercredi 9 janvier 2008 - par Ibtissam Hmamssi

A conference was held Friday, January 4th, in Fez in celebration of the centennial of Sheikh Maoulainaine. The opportunity to remind the various aspects of the life of this great Moroccan Sufi.

A panel of Professors from several universities in the Kingdom, as well as several international researchers have enriched the sessions of the conference.

Among the themes that enriched the panel: "The woman's place in the zaouïa Mainiîa" and "Cultural and spiritual communication between the North East and the Moroccan Sahara."

In his speech, Mr. Mustapha El Ktiri, top delegate of the Veterans and Members of the Liberation Army, emphasized: "In addition to the role played by the great scholar for our national unity, Sheikh Maoulainaine was a great Sufi who attracted thousands of followers from all over the world through, first, his zaouïa in the city of Smara, and then through his multiple zaouïas and schools in Morocco, "

[Zaouïa: Sufi center. For a list of Islamic terms in Arabic and French see Wikipedia, "Vocabulaire de l'Islam: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocabulaire_de_l%27islam].

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