Author of the article: Alia Hogben
Publishing date: Jan 15, 2021 • January 15, 2021 • 4 minute read
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Music! Lovely music, found in religious places such as churches, temples and Muslim settings, though not in mosques. Music, which transcends the narrow bounds of a specific religion and speaks to the hearts of any spiritual person who is seeking a song for the soul.
I am fortunate as I attended various schools in various countries. As the schools were run by different Christians Anglicans, Methodists and Catholics I was exposed to diverse interpretations of the religion but also to different religious music. The additional benefits were that I am Muslim and the countries I lived in were Buddhist Burma, Buddhist Japan and Hindu–Muslim India.