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International Association of Sufism (IAS) is a California nonprofit organization headquartered in Marin County. (IAS ) is a United Nations’ NGO/DPI and the first organization established to organize an inclusive forum that opens a line of communication among Sufis all around the world. IAS launched a global intra-faith movement among Sufis and Sufi Schools reaching from the borders of Indonesia to the Coasts of West Africa. IAS has played an important role in inter-faith dialogue and cooperation both in California and internationally.〔〔 Through the support and efforts of many Sufis and Sufi Schools, IAS has successfully expanded its (founding goals ) to also include and organize programs and projects with a focus towards global peace and non-violence, education, human rights advocacy, promoting women’s rights and leadership, ending world hunger, supporting freedom of religions, among (others ). IAS has received the status of Non Governmental Organization with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations (DPI/NGO).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://esango.un.org/civilsociety/displayDPISearch.do?method=search&sessionCheck=false )〕 The organization has supported and contributed towards the work of Amnesty International, UNICEF, and received recognition from UNESCO for its global peace effort in 2000.〔. "The Sufi Way to Peace and Understanding: International Gathering of Islamic Mystics Comes to Edinburgh".〕 ==History== International Association of Sufism (IAS) was founded by Sufi Masters Dr. Nahid Angha and Shah Nazar Seyyed Dr. Ali Kianfar in 1983. Dr. Nahid Angha is the eldest child of (Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha ) (the twentieth century Persian Sufi) and Mahtalat Etemad-Moghadam. Dr. Angha was the first woman appointed to teach in her father’s school, the Uwaisi Tariqat, in the late 1960s. She was also the first woman to sit at the center circle with Muslim Sufi leaders from around the world to lead meditation at the International (Sufism Symposium ). She is one of the major Sufi scholars and writers of our time, the author or over fifteen published books and many articles. She is also a human rights advocate. Dr. Angha is the main representative of the IAS to the United Nations DPI/NGO, and was featured in media and publications including: White Fire: A Portrait of Women Spiritual Leaders in America; Women in Sufism: A Hidden Treasure; Sufi Women: the Journey towards the Beloved; and Wisdom Keepers Project among others. Nahid Angha is the founder of the (Sufi Women's Organization ), a women's rights organization with seventeen chapters around the globe. Her dedication to global peace has also earned the IAS a Messenger of Peace Award 2000 from UNESCO〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.co.marin.ca.us/efiles/BS/AgMn/agdocs/070918/070918-ca2c-BS-res-RES.pdf )〕 and an Ambassadorship status from the UNICEF for IAS: (Voices for Justice ). Dr. Angha is the first Muslim woman inducted to the Marin Women’s Hall of Fame〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.co.marin.ca.us/EFiles/BS/AgMn/agdocs/050315/050315-CA-3a-BS-Angha-RES.PDF )〕 and was the Visionary Marin honoree of 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.marinifc.org/events/visionary-marin-honoring-dr-nahid-angha )〕 She has lectured throughout the world including at the UN, at the CPWR in Cape Town, in Barcelona, Spain, at the Smithsonian Institution, the Compassion conference in Germany, Science and Spirituality in Italy, Universal Forum of Cultures in Mexico, and was among the distinguished Muslim leaders and scholars invited to gather for the first annual Shakir World Encounters, an Islamic conference of peace in Marrakech, Morocco.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://ias.org/portfolio/nahid-angha-ph-d/ )〕 Shah Nazar Seyed Dr. Ali Kianfar is a disciple of (Moulana Shah Maghsoud ), 20th Century Persian Master of the Uwaiysi Tariqat. He began studying Sufism under the guidance and supervision of his Master of ''Tariq'', Moulana Shah Maghsoud, and was appointed by him to teach and lead gatherings. An internationally published author and a commentator of the Qur'an, Dr. Kianfar has taught Sufism and Islamic Philosophy for over 40 years. He has lectured throughout the world including Australia, Scotland, Egypt, and was a keynote speaker at a conference organized by the government of Uzbekistan and UNESCO on the topic of Interreligious Dialogue and Peace, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ias.org/event-archive/ias-director-participates-in-unesco-international-congress/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://ias.org/portfolio/shah-nazar-seyed-dr-ali-kianfar/ )〕 Dr. Kianfar is the Editor in Chief of the (Sufism: An Inquiry ), a scholarly Journal dedicated to Sufism, the History of Sufism and Sufi Schools, Science and Spirituality, Peace and Social Justice, United Nations programs, and has been featuring prominent Sufis, Scientists, Cosmologists, Poets and more for many years. (Sufism: An Inquiry ) has been in publication since 1988, and an on-line version is also (now available ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Association of Sufism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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