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I have been very fortunate to be able to live in different parts of the world and experience different cultures and religious traditions. Personally, faith has been an integral part of my life, and this stems culturally from India, the country from which I and my family originate. A land of profound religious and cultural …
The most obvious time I experience interfaith is every year at my best friend Monay’s Iftar. At least once a year during Ramadan, my best friend and her family always invites me over to break the fast with them. At sunset, somebody’s phone goes off. We crowd around the kitchen table and eat dates and …
I’ve lived in the same northern Illinois town for my entire life before coming to UW. It’s not an extremely small town. I went to a regular sized high school, lived in a regular sized subdivision, and spent my time doing regular Chicago suburb activities, such as youth and travel sports, spending time in and …