Chechens are Muslims, but most belong to a mystical sect called the Sufis, and they are not particularly religious. Chechen identity has traditionally rested on principles of family and clan honor ...

NORMATIVE Sufism is a genuine Islamic phenomenon as the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) prophetic consciousness was founded upon very definite, vivid and powerful mystic experiences. From the inner ...

Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the “Akhmat” Chechen special forces unit, and Alexey “Serb” Milchakov, the neo-Nazi leader of the “Rusich” paramilitary assault group, have appeared together in a new ...

31, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag) Prayers and melodic chants reverberated across Dakar’s Yoff neighborhood as thousands of Sufi Muslim followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorated the ...

Chechens living in Austria repeatedly make the headlines with bloody clan fights, jihadism and moral guardians. In a recent study, women and men provide insights into the strictly patriarchal ...

I need an advice to understand, what I should do in the following situation: I have learned that my husband is chatting with girls, and it is not for the first time. At first when I learned about this ...

In an exclusive interaction with Indiatoday.in, runner Sufiya Sufi opens up on her ultimate challenge in the sport and how she wants to make India proud on the global stage. Sufiya has been a ...

Bismil’s wedding attire epitomised elegance and royalty. He chose a cream sherwani intricately embroidered with gold and silver patterns, paired with matching churidars and light-toned juttis ...

Since my childhood I have been hearing and feeling something strange and invisible, I often turned around, hearing steps behind, and found no one there. In my school years I would fall asleep during ...