Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The Muslim call to prayer - It still comes as a shock each time I am outside at the appointed hour for Muslim prayer. In my imaginings I had thought of their call to prayer as a haunting and melodious, or at worst, a strident, invitation. In reality, the call in this part of New Delhi, sounds like the caterwauling of numerous lovesick tomcats to their female counterparts in a ghastly discordant cacophony.

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