This 'anti-sufi' movement is especially sad as there seemed to be a faint glimmer of hope for a meeting of the minds, or perhaps a kind of 'softer' or more 'spiritual' side of Islam, wherein we could perhaps all exist quasi-peacefully.

I also remember clipping a piece a few months back about Iran doing violent clampdowns on sufi centers.

Makes me feel like crying actually. How depressing it must be for the folks being persecuted. I know its depressing to witness it.