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The Sanctuary of Lalish
The following is a previously unpublished account of my January 2017 trip to Lalish in Kurdistan.
religion
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Thoughts on the Quran
One thing that surprised me during the course of my travels in the Muslim world, especially, in the Middle East, is the pushback against the term “moderate Islam.” I suppose it shouldn’t have come as …
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From Hipster Beaches to Human Barbecues: Looking for God in all the Wrong Places
India. Just the name invokes images of priests, esoteric ceremonies, and a pantheon of gods that would put the ever-expanding Marvel Universe to shame. For centuries, intellectuals have been drawn to the subcontinent in a …