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Hello all, I posted a topic about greeting an Imam earlier and was asked to give a brief account of what I experienced on my upcoming trip to a Muslim Center. First- I am a professor of Comparative Religion and take my classes to a variety of religious centers (at the invitation of the...

Hi all. I am taking several of my comparative religion classes to an Islamic Center next week and I was wondering if there was a specific greeting one uses to greet an Imam. Also, if one is not a Muslim, is the greeting "Asalaamu alaikum" appropriate or is this an 'inter-religious' greeting...

Hello all. I am a professor of religion at a small midwest college and I've been noticing something I find interesting... Many (non-jewinsh) students are very hesitant to use the word 'Jew' in any context. Therefore, I start my section on Judaism by addressing the word- that it is not a 'bad...

Hello all.... I've been quite interested in the Siddham script, aka 'Bonji', for some time now. I have quite a few fonts dealing with Sanskrit, but I have yet to find a good siddham font... One that allows me to create conjunct consonants. Any suggestions. And, anyone out there with a...