Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara

Sheikh Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara is a religious figure in Mali who has been the president of the High Islamic Council of Mali since April 2019.[1][2] He is a follower of the Maliki school of Islam[3] and a Sufi.[4]

In 1991, Haïdara established the Sufi-based Islamic movement Ansar Dine (also written Ançar Dine) - not to be confused with the terrorist organization Ansar Dine operating in the north of Mali.[3] The movement is strong in southern Mali, the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso,[3] and with Malian diaspora.

References

  1. ^ "Mali : un nouveau chef du Haut conseil islamique succède à l'imam Mahmoud Dicko – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  2. ^ Lassaad Ben Ahmed (April 21, 2019). "Mali : Cherif Haidara, nouveau président du Haut conseil islamique malien". Anadolu Agency.
  3. ^ a b c Holder, Gilles. "Chérif Ousmane Madani Haidara and the Islamic Movement Ansar Dine. A Popular Malian Reformism in Search of Autonomy", Cahiers d’études africaines, vol. no 206-207, no. 2, 2012, pp. 389-425.
  4. ^ "Mali's Sufi Leaders Preach Against Radicalization". Voice of America. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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