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Sep 30, 20245 min read
Praying as a Local in Nusantara: Migration to the Malay Archipelago
My parents brought me to the United States when I was 12 years old, with one purpose: to find a better education and life trajectory. In...
Jul 8, 20244 min read
Deciphering the Suffering Heart of Ahlul Bayt: Imam Husayn and Jesus Christ in Ibn al-ʿArabi’s Writings
The suffering and martyrdom of imam Husayn, the son of Ali b. Abi Talib and Fatima al-Zahra the daughter of the prophet Muhammad ﷺ, may...
Apr 24, 20244 min read
Interreligious Dialogue at the ‘Unsaid’: Reflections from the Kaufman Institute Interfaith Convening
I had the pleasure of attending a two-day interfaith convening at the Kaufmann Interfaith Institute, housed at Grand Valley State...
Apr 15, 20244 min read
Metamodernism and Interreligious Dialogue: The Advent of Paradox
I began my previous blog with a mention of ‘Metamodernism’, the name given to the artistic, intellectual and spiritual epoch we find...
Apr 9, 20244 min read
Eid as the Space Between: Mysticism and Viewing Religion as Art
The advent of ‘Metamodernism’, a much better description of post-postmodernism, began with a discussion on art, as evident in Vermeulen’s...
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