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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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islam

Barren Saudi Corner

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

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

The Islamic House of Wisdom

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

Mosques and People Moving

August 06, 2024
Tags: cairo, mosque, islam, worship, parking lot

Common Street

December 16, 2022
Tags: Egypt, road, city, islam, mosque, development

Way Too Much

October 23, 2022
Tags: Paris, islam, art, museum

Again the Magic Lamp

October 20, 2022
Tags: dubai, mosque, souvenirs, islam

Pope Francis Too

October 18, 2022
Tags: dubai, catholic, islam, mosque, pope, leadership

What's Religious Here?

October 18, 2022
Tags: dubai, mosque, islam, globalization, design, photography, selfie

A Golden Mihrab

October 18, 2022
Tags: dubai, wealth, arabic, design, mosque, islam

Paradise is Green and Gold

October 14, 2022
Tags: syria, damascus, mosque, mosaic, nature, islam, architecture, identity

As It Always Was?

October 14, 2022
Tags: syria, mosque, mosaic, photography, islam, history, design

Worship in the Time of Climate Change

October 13, 2022
Tags: dubai, climate change, nature, design, mosque, islam
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