The main practitioners of Sufism were Sufi Muslims and individual Muslims who prayed and confided in their regional Sufi leaders.
Not all Muslims are extremist.
the sufi
Sunni Islam represent 80% of Muslims, Shia Islam represent 15% of Muslims and Sufi Islam represent 1% of Muslims. They are the three principals. Many Muslims do not consider Sufi Muslims as Muslims.
Because they are middle eastern Muslims. it is a religious ritual.
rhythmic, fast-paced music used by groups of sufi muslims
Most Muslims in Ethiopia belong to Sufi-inspired groups or are Sunni Muslims. There are almost no Shiites in Ethiopia.
Pakistan is a Muslim country and the tradition among many Muslims is to circumcise.
There are four types of Muslims the Sunni, Shia, Kharijite and the Sufi.
Dervishes are members of the Sufi's and thus mostly Sunni Muslims.
Yes, it is compulsory to circumcise males; not females; per God commands to prophet Abraham (PBUH) and per Islam teachings. Many Muslims do circumcise their children as a sort of right of passage into manhood. However there id no mention of the requirement for circumcision in their religion. there is also no evidence that Mohammad was circumcised and it is very unlikely that he was as it was a Jewish practice. It was said that Mohammad was born circumcised that is an usual physical deformity. and there is no command for circumcision other then one made by Muslim clerics as the religion became more perverse ther developed a demand for the sexual mutilation of their children any of their girls are also mutilted.
There were Sufis in the Safavid Empire, but they were often persecuted and marginalized.