The devastating suicide bombing on a Sufi shrine which killed more than 80 people in southern Pakistan on February 16 is only the latest in an ever-increasing list of attacks on followers of Sufi Islam.
Music, Dancing, And Tolerance -- Pakistan's Embattled Sufi Minority
![The Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine, which was hit on February 16 by a suicide bomb attack. The shrine is a revered site for Sufis, a minority sect of Islam. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/077ad495-3dfd-4e4b-af90-1f4bdf394b6c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine, which was hit on February 16 by a suicide bomb attack. The shrine is a revered site for Sufis, a minority sect of Islam.
![A Sufi devotee dances during annual celebrations at the shrine. Every year, the site is host to the world's largest Sufi festival. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/a0423142-23a0-45a3-b1f5-79787ec178a2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Sufi devotee dances during annual celebrations at the shrine. Every year, the site is host to the world's largest Sufi festival.
![A Sufi woman dances during the annual celebrations at the shrine in 2012. The devotees describe themselves as the "Anti-Taliban" and stand for "love, tolerance and the great infinity." ](https://gdb.rferl.org/8cc1f53f-c06e-4f4e-8c26-66e22657fdce_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Sufi woman dances during the annual celebrations at the shrine in 2012. The devotees describe themselves as the "Anti-Taliban" and stand for "love, tolerance and the great infinity."
![Sufis dance at the shrine in 2008. During the festival the air is heavy with drumbeats, chanting and cannabis smoke. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/6cdd4c5d-b0b4-4ccc-8cdb-040c1687c145_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sufis dance at the shrine in 2008. During the festival the air is heavy with drumbeats, chanting and cannabis smoke.