Sufis look for a political role in Egypt - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ahmed Fouad

Ahmed Fouad

Nov 20, 2014

The remains of the Sheikh Zewaid shrine is seen after it was blown up by Islamist extremists following the revolution, at a graveyard in Sheikh Zewaid city, in north Sinai, March 7, 2012. Islamist extremists who believe in the strict application of Islam blew up the Sheikh Zewaid tomb, a landmark shrine for one of the early Muslims to arrive in Egypt, after local Sufis who believe in the holiness of the Sheikh used to practice their rituals beside it. To match Insight EGYPT-SINAI Picture taken March 7, — The remains of the Sheikh Zuweid shrine, a Sufi holy site, are seen after it was blown up by Islamist extremists, at a graveyard in Sheikh Zuweid city, in north Sinai, March 7, 2012. — REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

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