Groups plan protest in Toronto and other cities over appropropriation of sacred symbols A group of Sufi Muslims are planning a protest against Italian designer Roberto Cavalli for what they say is appropriation of their religious symbol for a perfume advertisement. The logo at the centre of the outcry is a stylized H turned on […]

A group of Sufi Muslims are planning a protest against Italian designer Roberto Cavalli for what they say is appropriation of their religious symbol for a perfume advertisement. The logo at the centre of the outcry is a stylized H turned on its side, which is shown on the wrist of model Georgia May Jagger […]

Sufi Muslim followers have taken issue with a symbol they say is sacred but is currently gracing the clothing and accessories of a Roberto Cavalli fashion line. The Religion News Service reported that the MTO Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism, a “mystical branch of Islam,” has launched a petition to get the fashion house to […]

There will be a protest in Toronto of Roberto Cavalli’s infringement of a trademarked sacred Sufi emblem has led to an international campaign by offended Sufi students. The Sufi emblem is a registered trademark of M.T.O. Shahmaghsoudi, School of Islamic Sufism.Sufi-protest The sacred symbol has been trademarked for 27 years and has been in print […]

Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has come under attack, and this time it’s not for his controversial clothes. The designer has angered the Toronto Sufi Muslim community for using what they consider to be a religious symbol in a perfume ad for his Just Cavalli fragrance. The symbol in question, which can be seen on the […]