A Vision of Universal Harmony from the Sufis

Valerie Schafer Franklin
3 min readOct 25, 2019

Resurgence of a hopeful childhood memory from Turkey in a time of political strife

Photo by svklimkin on Unsplash

We filed into the cool, cavernous auditorium with its concrete pews lining the walls. After the heat of the midday Middle Eastern sun, it felt air-conditioned inside. The coolness of the damp earth and concrete was welcome and calming.

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Valerie Schafer Franklin

Building Artisans Cooperative (https://artisans.coop), running a family craft business (walnutstudiolo.com) and writing for fun about food.