Pew’s Muslim Survey, Writing Letters as a Spiritual Practice, and More

A Sweeping Survey of Global Islam
After nearly 40,000 face-to-face interviews in 39 countries, the results are in. A new survey of global Muslims says most reject suicide bombings. Some want an Islamic legal system as the law of the land, but visions of what that means vary widely. It’s all in the latest poll from The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

James Bell, director of international survey research at the Pew Research Center
Amaney Jamal, Associate Professor of Politics at Princeton University

Through the Pen, Finding Friendship and Spirituality
Back in 2004, Amy Andrews and Jessica Mesman Griffith met in creative writing class. Spiritual seekers, they began exchanging handwritten letters and eight years later, they haven’t stopped. The best of their exchanges are now compiled in a new book.

Amy Andrews and Jessica Mesman Griffith, authors of Love & Salt: A Spiritual Friendship


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