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	<title>The Manrilla Blog &#124; Exploring Islam In America Through the Social Sciences &#187; culture</title>
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	<description>Removing the incidental and the accidental from the quintessential conversation of Islam in America</description>
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		<title>Where To Turn To When Returning To Spirituality</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a great increase in interest in spirituality from the Muslim community over the last several years. Published manuscripts of this or that teacher, new translations of Ibn &#8216;Arabi&#8217;scosmology as well as lesser known, more esoteric authors have hit the shelves of book stores in waves. The Muslim readership in the English-speaking world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Applying Rouge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It is good to carry some powdered rouge in one&#8217;s sleeve. It may happen that when one is sobering up or waking from sleep, his complexion may be poor. At such time it is good to take out and apply some powdered rouge.&#8221; &#8211; Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The challenge of modernity is not met necessarily in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Presumption of Privilege</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Islam continues to sputter along in its American context, post-9/11, various Muslim organizations and groups seek to capture the eye of the masses [who are starting to look more and more like glazed donuts by the minute] by inviting them to &#8220;return to Tradition&#8221;. I have not noted the capitalized &#8220;T&#8221; without purpose. Tradition, [...]]]></description>
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