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“My upbringing was pretty interesting. It was a rigorous, intellectual upbringing, but with the idea that we were a part of an important and legitimate enterprise. What that meant was sitting around the dinner table from a really early age with people from all different backgrounds who believed in God. When I was reporting in the wake of September 11th in Iraq and elsewhere, I felt I had the capacity to talk to people whose beliefs might sound outlandish to more secular journalists. I felt like I could be a translator between those two worlds.”

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Eliza Griswold
Eliza Griswold

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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