Just finished In the Name of Identity by Amin Maalouf. Fascinating little non-fiction book (written in the late 90's, pre-9/11) about why people are incited to violence when their identity--whether religious, linguistic, or otherwise--is threatened.
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And think not you can direct the course of Love;
for Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
--Khalil Gibran
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