As I stood outside the souq in Musquat, Oman, I felt the air around me reverberate with the sound of the call to prayer. And like a circadian rhythm, the entire city shifted. Shops closed, the streets quieted, and I realized that there are many things I can learn from the rhythms and rituals of my Muslim siblings, sisters, and brothers.
Prior to this trip I had only know Islam to be whatever the media portrayed it as. I was stuck in an intellectual tug of war between NPR and FOX News. But now, with my feet on the ground and my eyes wide open, I was able to see these people as real people, this faith tradition as faithful, and peace as our common practice and goal.
As-salaam-alaikum.
- What has impacted your opinion on other faith traditions?
- What intellectual tug-of-wars are you stuck between?
this episode of #30SOL is a part of the #CallingAllPeacemakers series
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// CREDITS //
Written & Spoken by Jim Kast-Keat
Music by Ahmad Al-Nafees
Footage by Pond5 and VideoBlocks
Edited by Jim Kast-Keat
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