Poem: Ibn Arabi, Love, and Resilience
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Poem: Ibn Arabi, Love, and Resilience

ByMelanie Magidow

This month we have a Sufi love poem by Ibn Arabi, a chance to rest from your tasks and worries. This poem contains some of the most-quoted lines of poetry in Sufism and in anthologies of pre-modern Arabic literature. Usually only a few lines are included, as in these two examples: My heart is capable…

Same and Different: How Unity and Diversity Break Our Hearts and Mend Them
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Same and Different: How Unity and Diversity Break Our Hearts and Mend Them

ByMelanie Magidow

Normally, I publish exactly one post on this blog at the start of each month. I’m making an exception this month, prompted by personal reflections on a recent incident at Hamline University, after signing a petition in support of a faculty member who was dismissed from teaching after showing an image in class that disturbed…