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Agha Shahid Ali
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Agha Shahid Ali – Prayer Rug

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 Vanessa Able

Themes of cultural and religious identity loomed large in Agha Shahid Ali's work, as written in his poem Prayer Rug.

Tagged Islam, Mecca, pilgrimage, Poetry, prayer, ritual, Structure1 Comment
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