Tag Archives: New York City

Of Turkish tea, American coffee – and the Arabian Nights in the Bathtub

Posted on March 31, 2012 by lizcameron

When I last left you, dear readers, I was wired out of my mind on Turkish tea in an effort to keep myself going on a stack of statistics exams.  I made it through the stack with a total of … Continue reading →

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Bebe Ruhi sadly questions Americans and Qu’ran burnings

Posted on February 24, 2012 by lizcameron

When I last left you, I wrote about my early exposure to Islam.  Specifically, I wrote about my parents’ interest in Persian rugs, and the carpet-weaving community’s practice of always leaving at least one mistake in their work as “only … Continue reading →

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