Tag Archives: Religion

Notes from Afghanistan: The Burning of the Koran

By Brian Rose | Published: April 5, 2011

I’ve just returned from Afghanistan but I wanted to write one final blog regarding the burning of the Koran by the Florida minister last month. As many of you know, that act resulted in a number of anti-American and anti-UN protests during this past weekend, some of which turned violent, with several UN personnel and [...]

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How to protect your home and family, the Sassanian way.

By Alison Miner | Published: August 7, 2009

Ok, I’ll be honest. At first I just chose this image of an Aramaic incantation bowl as the fun friday image of the week because: “look! cute child-like monster drawings!”. But the more I learn about this esoteric corner of the archaeological world, the more relevant these little bowls become. For several hundred years between [...]

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