FARAH EL-SHARIF “إنَّ المَغْلُوبَ مُولَعٌ أَبَدًا بِالاقْتِدَاءِ بِالْغَالِبِ فِي شِعَارِهِ وَزِيِّهِ وَنِحْلَتِهِ وَسَائِرِ أَحْوَالِهِ وَعَوَائِدِهِ “The vanquished (defeated) is always infatuated with imitating the victor in his slogans, clothing, beliefs, and all other conditions and customs.” — Ibn Khaldun As we mark yet another Mawlid in monstrous times, I often wonder if we are diluting the immense, life-giving legacy of…
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