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MAGIC, MAGNETS AND MUSLIMS
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MAGIC, MAGNETS AND MUSLIMS

At eight o’clock this morning, a man in full Muslim garb came into my house and gave me a bed bath

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“At eight o’clock this morning, a man in full Muslim garb came into my house and gave me a bed bath.”

“So?”

“So, it made me anxious, and I am going to tell you why.”

Isabella is away in Rome visiting her parents. Maheen – an adorable, Pakistani friend of mine – has come over to look after me, as she did frequently when I was in hospital. Always generous and vivacious, I enjoy our conversations, particularly when they are combative, as this one was about to become.

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