شمال أفريقيا

In the search for alternatives to Islamist extremist ideologies and violence, the traditional and historical Islamic practices of Sufism may offer part of the antidote.

"بإمكانك تحميل ملف الـ "پي.دي.إف" باللغة الانكليزية لقراءة النسخة الكاملة لهذه المقالة مع الاستشهادات المرجعية في الحاشية المتعلقة بالاقتباسات العديدة من مؤيدي تنظيم «الدولة الإسلامية»." قام السفير الليبي السابق في الإمارات العربية المتحدة والمنسق الرئيسي السابق لـ "مجموعة الاستقرار الليبية"، عارف علي النايض، بزيارة واشنطن في وقت سابق من هذا

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