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“If we think about folk forms, they belong to disenfranchised people, people who have not been allowed access to the poetry of literature or the leisure time that comes with the pursuit of poetry. Instead, this is ceremony. This is a highly charged way to create a sacred space that isn't necessarily about God, but is about human experience at its most profound levels - whether that's love or grief, separation, or homeland. All are altered states.”

Quote by Eliza Griswold

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Eliza Griswold is an American journalist renowned for her coverage of the Middle East. Born on February 9, 1973, she graduated from Harvard University and later obtained a Master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Griswold's work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize in 2015. more

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