I only knew Aga Khan from the eponymous trophy at the Dublin horse show.
Show me a religion that doesnât treat women like shit, and Iâll show you, um, my happily surprised face.
The Ismaili Muslims march in the Toronto Pride Parade, very visibly. If you are up this way, the Aga Khan Museum has turned into a real local treasure.
Quakers? Theyâre a sect though, not a religion.
Also the Muslims of Rojava.
I wasnât caught up in this thread so missed this post, but I found Solnitâs newsletter earlier today from her interview with The Nation in this podcast:
https://bbs.elsewhere.cafe/t/protests-and-strategies-for-protest/5353/9?u=ohhai
Itâs great to see people using Ghost over Substack, too. I look forward to checking out more of her writing.
Wicca?
If you lived in the SF Bay Area in 80s through the early aughts and watched something called âthe newsâ, this guy was a legend. RIP Dennis, with your chiseled physique and smooth baritone delivery.
My Sikh neighbours are the best. Their daughterâs wedding turned into a full-on neighbourhood celebration when they did the traditional night-before parade. It was a highlight of the summer.
Amazing! Glad the neighborhood turned up!
Worth remembering! I think someone here did mention itâŠ
That reminds meâŠ
Thatâs one of my all time favorite movies with some of my favorite actors.
Walter Matthau
Martin Balsam
HĂ©ctor Elizondo
Earl Hindman
Jerry Stiller
I donât believe it.