Why I Say Allahu Akbar

This evening, as I left an Amman café after sharing a croissant with an old friend, I was greeted simultaneously by the echoes of the…

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Holy Ghost Burger

Who doesn’t like a good burger? Well — that depends on who you ask and in this case, what the toppings are. A Chicago restaurant…

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A Facebooked Faith

I don’t usually share memes. I have nothing against memes. I just don’t want to be that person: the one who shares nearly every meme;…

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Voices for Life

One day in my all-girls high school religion class, the conversation turned, as it often did, to abortion. Someone ventured that to carry an unwanted…

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Welcome Anxiety

I don’t know about you, but just writing the word “anxiety” makes me anxious. It’s sort of like a virus. You see someone sneezing, try…

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