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schema:articleBody	One of Senegal's largest Sufi brotherhoods, the Tidianes, said Tuesday that it had called off its traditional annual celebration because of the risk of coronavirus infection. The brotherhood has instead urged worshippers to celebrate the birth of the prophet Mohammed "in the privacy of their homes", according to a spokesman. More than 90 percent of the West African state is Muslim and most of the faithful follow Sufi brotherhoods, which retain considerable economic and political clout in the nation of 16 million people. The Tidianes, one of Senegal's most influential brotherhoods, celebrate the birth of the prophet in the town of Tivouane, some 90 kilometres (55 miles) east of the capital Dakar. Thousands of Tidianes followers have descended on the town for the celebration, known as the "Gamou", since 1902. A brotherhood spokesperson said Tuesday that the Tidiane leader, Serigne Babacar Sy Monsour, was urging people to stay home. "Nothing would please him more than to be able to commune with you again, but no one is forced to do the impossible," he added, referring to Covid-19 as a "curse". Senegalese health officials have recorded 15,307 coronavirus cases since the pandemic reached the country in March, with 315 fatalities. While the Tidianes have cancelled their pilgrimage, the Mourides, another powerful Sufi brotherhood, held their huge "Magal" festival this month. That festival attracted hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to the central Senegalese city of Touba, raising fears of a super-spreader event. On Tuesday, the Tidiane spokesman said there are "1,000 ways to give thanks to God". "Praying to a sick person confined to a hospital bed can have more benefits than our own acts of devotion," he said. "(Or) a thought and encouragement for our doctors, our nurses, who for the past eight months have had no respite". siu/cld/eml/gd
schema:headline	Senegal's Tidiane Sufi order cancels annual pilgrimage
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schema:datePublished	2020-10-13 (xsd:date)
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