The recent protests over the Danish comic depictions of Muhammad has been quite interesting and surreal to watch unfold. It still seems as if I am reading the Onion every time I open the paper to headlines like, "Virgin Sacrificed to Protest Danish Newspaper Etiquette." Add to that headlines about VP Cheney's shooting practices and it for sure is the Onion, or not...
But I did have a point or a story here from a friend, Terri, that I heard tonight and wanted to share. She and her husband just got back from a week in Istanbul and along with the great castle they stayed in, friends they saw, and rugs and towels they brought back, Terri and her husband were one ring away from potential political disaster. As curious people they were fascinated by the call to prayer that occurred several times a day in Turkey. Apparently it is an impressive chanting...rhythmic in many ways...so much so that Terri recorded it for her ring tone for her cell phone. Luckily, they thought better of actually using this little melody or releasing the tone online.
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