{"id":767,"date":"2026-09-29T20:56:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckb.adlania.net\/spiritual-leader\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T18:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T18:26:16","slug":"spiritual-leader","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/en\/spiritual-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"767\" class=\"elementor elementor-767 elementor-53\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cad3b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70cad3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-interaction-id=\"f8bb076\" class=\"e-f8bb076-b522558 e-heading-base e-default-h4\"><strong>More than 300 million Sufis in the world<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-interaction-id=\"086cf82\" class=\"e-086cf82-b70a264 e-heading-base e-default-h1\"><strong>SHEIKH KHALED BENTOUNES<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-f9e729d-ebff836 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"f9e729d\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0668364 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0668364\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9856bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9856bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Spiritual leader recognized worldwide,<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Sheikh Khaled Bentounes is the initiator of<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheikh-bentounes.com\/vivre-ensemble\">the International Day of Living Together in Peace.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ac54e e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16ac54e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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travelling the world to promote interreligious dialogue, gender equality, environmental protection and peace.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Sheik Bentounes works tirelessly to transmit the Culture of Peace and Living Together through a millennial and universal spirituality that illuminates our vision and reconciles the human family.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77122ab e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77122ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img \" data-interaction-id=\"c798882\" id=\"80\" 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class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheikh-bentounes.com\/vivre-ensemble\">the International Day of Living Together in Peace<\/a>, unanimously adopted by the 193 member states of the United Nations, celebrated every year on May 16.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3725f24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3725f24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Spiritual leader of the \u2018Al\u0101wiyya Sufi Path<br\/>Honorary President of AISA International NGO and of the Muslim Scouts of France<br\/>Founding member of the French Council of the Muslim Faith<br\/>President of the ADLANIA Foundation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359ea0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"359ea0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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