Friday, February 20, 2009  how appropriate that 'sufi' mohammed
is the 'spiritual leader' of the taliban in swat  feb 20th, 2009
there is a pseudo-secular fantasy that 'sufis' are somehow
superior mohammedans. according to the pseudo-secular propaganda
industry, all the good stuff in hindu spirituality is in ahem...
mystical sufism. so see, mohammedans have nothing to learn from
hindus. besides, the absolute height of civilization in 'south
asia' is the sufi qawwali. quick, nandita das, make a movie on
this fellow!  in reality, sufis were bloodthirsty monsters who
forced the killings and conversions of hindus in kashmir
centuries ago. and since they are not considered heretics by any
mohammedan, they are exactly as ahem... mystical as the average
mohammedan.   the only difference is that sufis are the original
whirling dervishes, who get into some kind of trance and swirl
around, to the great mirth of the limeys who first observed
them. i am sure the fact that afghanistan has always had poppies
is somehow co