miriam and Bruce with former Duke students and Istanbul colleagues
miriam and Bruce with Turkish friends at a seaside breakfast
miriam and Bruce with Cemalnur Sargut
Ibn Haldun graduation ceremony
Ibn Haldun graduation ceremony 24 July 2022 with Heba Rauf and Ercument Asil
Writing in the Eye of the Storm
I am reading, absorbing, and reflecting on Talal’s essay, “Thinking about Religion through Wittgenstein,” in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic that has enveloped the world in spring 2020. COVID-19 has stopped ordinary activity almost everywhere, including the United States and North Carolina, where I live and from where I am writing. The beauty of […]
Can poetry be an antidote to poison?
Can poetry be an antidote to poison? Can it provide an alternative to the jihad of Pamela Geller? A life without His love is nothing but slow death. The sum total of love is but three words: I-burn, I-burn, I-burn. These verses come from the 13th-century whirling dervish, Rumi. The fire that burns also gives […]