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A lost history of cultural tolerance
Unbeknownst to many, Qur’anic calligraphy still adorns stone pillars of certain Sicilian churches.
The best-known example is the “Bismillah” motif engraved into a column at La Martorana Cathedral in Palermo.
Such pillars were…