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Orthodoxy and Chai in İstanbul’s Greek Neighborhood

I spent my third day in Istanbul walking slowly through neighborhoods. I walked down a hill and found myself drifting into a coffee shop. Without speaking a word I ordered a spiced chai and was taken to a table across the street. Sitting down, I found myself within an environment I was slowly getting usedContinue reading “Orthodoxy and Chai in İstanbul’s Greek Neighborhood”

Horse Meat and the Quran

I first saw The Suleymaniye Mosque illuminated by a projector’s glow during a lecture on Islamic Architecture. I learned that The Mosque was commissioned by Ottoman ruler Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557 and was designed by his chief architect: Mimar Sinan. Sinan, responsible for many 16th century mosques, palaces, madrassas (Islamic schools) bathhouses, and bridgesContinue reading “Horse Meat and the Quran”

Profile on Ukrainian Family Relocated to Wisconsin

5,035 miles from the bustling capital of Ukraine sits an unassuming ranch-style home in tranquil American suburbia. Its placement in Stoughton, Wisconsin, amongst rows of shriveling corn stalks in early Fall, is not unordinary, however, the Ukrainian flag hanging near the door is a less common sight. On the 24th of February, 2022, the BabychContinue reading “Profile on Ukrainian Family Relocated to Wisconsin”

A Contemporary Circus

The common idea of a circus, often instilled within us early by cartoons and Hollywood, contains big top tents, fashionable elephants, and white-faced clowns. While this world exists, it’s attendance is waning amidst shifts in consumer concerns and attention. A stand-out reasoning the publics’ concerns regarding the safety and morality of animal performers. In 2011,Continue reading “A Contemporary Circus”