Media contributions
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Title Is pilgrimage about looking for the best part of ourselves? Degree of recognition National Media type Radio Country/Territory Australia Date 27/08/17 Description Why do religions encourage pilgrimage? Jews journey to Jerusalem’s wailing wall. For Sikhs, it’s the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Zoroastrians trek to the fire temple in Yazd, Iran. Buddhist hike to holy sites like the Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar State, North India There’s a Hindu pilgrimage that ends with you standing next to 120 million people - in the river Ganges Christian pilgrims head to Europe and the Holy Land And for the pilgrimage that’s compulsory – Muslims have the Hajj to Mecca. Supporting Information Guests: Dr Masheed Ansari, Research fellow , Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt university Director, Islamic Sciences and Research Academy Gerard Windsor, Literary critic & author of more than a dozen books, including Being a Catholic Today - The Tempest-Tossed Church , and Angels Before Me – The Road to Santiago Producer/Author James Carleton / Noel Debien URL https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/godforbid/is-pilgramge-about-looking-for-the-best-part-of-ourselves/8839954 Persons Mahsheed Ansari