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Placed Thoughts

Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The Fountain of Neptune in Bologna in the grand plaza.. from the 16th century. The logo for Maserati cars comes from the tip of that trident! 🔱

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Lebanon

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The Central Mosque

April 21, 2020
Tags: Sierra Leone, worship, mosque, shia, Lebanon
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The Birthday of Imam Mahdi

July 14, 2018
Tags: mosque, shia, Lebanon, dearborn
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Lebanese Food and Islamophobia

June 14, 2018
Tags: dearborn, restaurant, identity, food, american culture, islam, Lebanon
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The Name Shatila

June 13, 2018
Tags: dearborn, food, identity, Lebanon, war, names