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On a Baby at a Thesis Defense

A few days ago, I saw a post about a thesis defense at a neighboring faculty. One of the examiners showed up with her six-month-old baby. The presence of the adorable little one prompted another examiner to crack a joke: “the youngest examiner in the universe.”The joke seemed to land well, and p...

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Memorizing the Qur’an, But…

Over the past few days, I’ve met several Qur’an memorizers from across the country—ranging from those who’ve memorized 5 juz to the full 30. From my encounters and conversations with them, a few important observations stood out.First, if we’re talking numbers, it seems we’ll never run ou...

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