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View fullsize The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Students Are the Quarry

April 03, 2026
Tags: indonesia, students, university, globalization

The Portrait of Khomeini

April 02, 2026
Tags: indonesia, iran, library, politics, nation

Postcards from Iran

April 02, 2026
Tags: indonesia, postcards, iran, library

Barren Saudi Corner

April 02, 2026
Tags: indonesia, library, Saudi Arabia, islam

Dueling Corners of Faith

April 02, 2026
Tags: indonesia, iran, Saudi Arabia, library

A Bridge for Islam

March 31, 2026
Tags: indonesia, islam, extremism, violence

A Bridge for Islam

March 31, 2026
Tags: indonesia, university, education, islam

A Breeze from Persia

March 26, 2026
Tags: dearborn, iran, islam

In the Imam's Office

March 26, 2026
Tags: dearborn, books, office, iran

Listening to the Sermon

March 25, 2026
Tags: dearborn, mosque, sermon, worship

The Islamic House of Wisdom

March 25, 2026
Tags: dearborn, islam, mosque, iran

Happy Place

February 21, 2026
Tags: finland, tourism, happiness, sign, nation, christianity, jesus

Colors of Individualism

February 19, 2026
Tags: finland, LGBTQ, identity, public transportation

Something to Take with You

February 15, 2026
Tags: finland, church, spirituality, christianity, Lutheran

Stone and National Ideals

February 15, 2026
Tags: finland, nation, stone, house, vacation
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