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She talks a lot about religion and politics in this particular piece. I think her history of the Sunni-Shi’ah political divide is a bit off. Arguably the first empires fighting about this were in the 11th century (Fatimids and Abbasids), but I would argue the political division goes back to the time of the Prophet. However, that doesn’t mean that they didn’t live well together. Karen Armstrong
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Tabsir points out an article about New Age Islam, a site that challenges ideologic interpretations of Islam.
Make Friends
Different Religions Week is next week. Go visit the worship space of a different religion and make friends. Details here. Via here. Technorati Tags: Inter-religious dialogue