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" There are many different rivers that lead into despair: there's poverty; there's political repression; there's gender apartheid - there's a sense of culture loss; there's religious fanaticism. "

Lawrence Wright

Culture

Gender

Loss

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Faith

Believe

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Lawrence Wright

Judge

You

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