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Quote by Youssou NDour
I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not an

I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas – its always related to culture, to music, to religion. It is a dominant religion in Senegal. – Youssou NDour

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Politics is politics art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist. – Youssou NDour

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In the West, you have always associated the Islamic faith 100 percent with Arab culture. This in itself is a fundamentalist attitude and it is mistaken. – Youssou NDour

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My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston. – Lionel Blue

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To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy. – William Ralph Inge

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