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'''Sheikh Bentounès''' born '''Khaled Bentounès''' is the current [[Sufism|Sufi]] [[Sheikh (Sufism)|Master]] of the [[Alawiya]] (officially [[Shadhiliyah]]-[[Darqawiya]]-Alawiya) Sufi [[Tariqat]] which was founded by Sheikh [[Ahmad al-Alawi]] in [[Algeria]] in 1914. He was born in [[Mostaganem]] in 1949.<ref>Felice Dassetto ''l'Iris et le Croissant: Bruxelles et l'Islam au défi de la co-inclusion'' Presses univ. de Louvain 2011</ref><ref>Article du Journal [[Le Monde]] disponible à la bibliothèque de Cornell University [http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/mideast/bntouns.htm]</ref><ref>[http://www.mostaganem-aujourdhui.com/pages/personnages/khaled-bentounes.html Khaled Bentounès] {{wayback|url=http://www.mostaganem-aujourdhui.com/pages/personnages/khaled-bentounes.html |date=20120201200416 }} (dead link)</ref> He was the founder of the [[Muslim Scouts of France]].<ref name="temoignages"/><ref name="aisa"/> He was a central influence in the works of [[Éric Geoffroy]].

==Activities==
An actor of [[Interfaith dialogue]] the Sheikh Bentounès founded the [[Muslim Scouts of France]] which headed the entire [[Fédération du Scoutisme Français]] until 2012. He was also a founder of the [[French Council of the Muslim Faith]]. He met with Pope John Paul II in Assisi in 1989.<ref name="temoignages">Article dans la revue réunionnaise [[Témoignages (newspaper)|Témoignages]] [http://www.temoignages.re/visite-et-conferences-du-cheikh,29484.html]</ref><ref name="aisa">[http://aisa-net.com/la_voie_soufie_alawiyya/cheikh-khaled-bentounes/  Biographie officielle sur l'Association Internationale Soufie Alawiya]</ref>

==Books==
* Khaled Bentounès, Bruno Solt ''La fraternité en héritage: histoire d'une confrérie soufie'' Albin Michel, 2009
* Khaled Bentounès ''Thérapie de l'âme'' Koutoubia 2009
* Khaled Bentounès, Bruno Solt, Romana Solt, Christian Delorme ''Le Soufisme, Coeur de l'Islam'' La Table ronde, 1999
* Gérard Israël, Alain Houziaux, Khaled Bentounès '' Le Coran, Jésus et le judaïsme Desclée de Brouwer 2004

==References==
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