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Initially, the Safavids brought clerics from the Arab world, particularly Jabal Amil in what is now south Lebanon, but gradually a new breed of Iranian Shia faqih emerged. Of these,…
When you are travelling, and often, you become aware of all the people responsible for your pleasure of travel. There are people who are obvious, such as Pilots who take…
0 0 1 682 3888 Carl T. Curtis Health and Education 32 9 4561 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE On arrival at Miami International Airport last…
0 0 1 552 3148 Carl T. Curtis Health and Education 26 7 3693 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE --> When travelling I have more time…
A JEW IN QATAR AND OTHER STORIES It is sunny outside nary a cloud but haze over the multiple modern buildings that surround this bay in Doha, Qatar. this is…
I was in the Lounge, empty at that hour of the day and wanted to try the two wines on offer. I was busy taking photos of the wine and…
0 0 1 285 1628 Carl T. Curtis Health and Education 13 3 1910 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE A JOURNEY TO THE EAST Travel with…
I am an Endocrinologist, a physician specializing in the Metabolism of the body, about the balance of various hormones is of interest to me. Very early on in my training,…
Between UmonHon Indians and an anticipated Asian meal at the KLCC in Kuala Lumpur, I wanted to feed my Spirits and who better to listen to than SADHGURU? If you…
The pundits on this side of the Gulf pontificate about democracy in the island of Cuba, make grandiose pronouncements (remember, The Final Hour of Castro, a book published in the…
HUMAN TOUCH as a mystic, therapeutic and culturally relevant symbol, is receiving some scientific attention as well. I have just left Cuba and one of the first things I note…
0 0 1 1668 9514 Carl T. Curtis Health and Education 79 22 11160 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE --> Anthony Bourdain from Parts Unknown, in…