#shrine
5 stories
Maghdouché Shrine Secret | سر مقام مغدوشة
Anastasia Chrome•2 min read
She tends the grotto shrine where Mary hid with infant Jesus. He's the theologian researching early Christianity in Lebanon. In sacred caves, they discover profane love. 'Inti el maghara el muqaddasi' (أنتِ المغارة المقدسة).
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Harissa Pilgrimage | حج حاريصا
Anastasia Chrome•3 min read
She sells candles at the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon. He's the lapsed Catholic seeking something he can't name. At Harissa's heights, they find faith—in each other. 'Inti mu'jziti' (أنتِ معجزتي).
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宮島の巫女 | The Shrine Maiden of Miyajima
Yuki Tanaka•2 min read
厳島神社で神に仕える巫女の物語。A tale of a shrine maiden serving the gods at Itsukushima Shrine.
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The Qawwali Night | ليلة القوالي
Anastasia Chrome•5 min read
At a Sufi shrine in Lahore, the music opens hearts—and bodies. A widow finds ecstasy in the hands of a man she shouldn't want.
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رحلة مولاي إدريس | The Pilgrimage to Moulay Idriss
Yasmine Benali•2 min read
A guesthouse owner discovers passion with a spiritual seeker who comes to the holy city of Moulay Idriss.
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