Category Archives: On Islam and Muslims

Choosing any job in the world: A “heathen pilgrim” walks across Turkey


Waking up today, I see that the writing prompt of the day is “If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?” Well, Blogher, you’ve got my number today – this is indeed the question of … Continue reading

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Guest Post #1: The Puppets Want to Talk About The Children


Today, the Karagoz puppet troupe and I are so very honored to share an essay written by our e-friend, Deonna Kelli Sayed.  Deonna was kind enough to offer to write a guest post for me while my shoulder/writing capacity heals. … Continue reading

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