A Quote by Youssou N'Dour

Senegal needs a renaissance.

Youssou N'Dour

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Youssou N'Dour
Senegalese - Musician
Born: October 1, 1959

Look at Senegal, about 90% of the Muslims in Senegal are Tijani or Qadiri Sufis. Among them, they have very great teachers who have written poems about al-Hallaj, and they have not been killed. In fact, it's Sufism that brought Islam through all of Senegal, right under our noses the last couple of centuries. And you can go down the same line through Indonesia and Malaysia.

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