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| | |  CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 9/11/2020Featured photograph is reproduced from Necessary Fictions, Debi Cornwall's new book investigating American military bases where role-players enact highly realistic training exercises in a fictional country called “Atropia.” Cornwall tells the following story. "In the years after September 11, an American friend of mine traveled for the first time to a Muslim country. Malaysia, maybe. Or Indonesia. He was awakened by the early-morning azan as muezzins around the city lifted their voices to call the faithful to prayer. It terrified him, he confided.
For all the mosques in the 'ville, I have never heard a call to prayer here. Five times a day, action does not stop. The faithful do not gather, wash, place their shoes outside, and kneel side by side to pray.
On my last rotation I encounter a fellow civilian, carrying a radio and a notepad. A consultant, he says. His job is to report back on how the scenarios play out, how realistic they are, where there is room for improvement.
'If the 'ville is a stand-in for Afghanistan or Iraq,' I ask, 'why no call to prayer?' 'Interesting,' he replies, nodding. 'That's a good idea.'" RADIUS BOOKS Hbk, 7.5 x 11 in. / 172 pgs / 70 color. $55.00 free shipping DATE 4/12/2021  DATE 4/11/2021  DATE 4/8/2021  DATE 4/6/2021  DATE 4/4/2021  DATE 4/3/2021  DATE 4/2/2021  DATE 3/31/2021  DATE 3/30/2021  DATE 3/28/2021  DATE 3/26/2021  DATE 3/24/2021  DATE 3/20/2021  DATE 3/19/2021  DATE 3/17/2021  DATE 3/17/2021  DATE 3/16/2021  DATE 3/13/2021  DATE 3/11/2021  DATE 3/9/2021  DATE 3/6/2021  DATE 3/4/2021  DATE 3/2/2021  DATE 2/27/2021  DATE 2/24/2021  DATE 2/22/2021  DATE 2/18/2021  DATE 2/15/2021  DATE 2/14/2021  DATE 2/10/2021  DATE 2/8/2021  DATE 2/3/2021  DATE 1/30/2021  DATE 1/28/2021  DATE 1/26/2021  DATE 1/23/2021  DATE 1/21/2021  DATE 1/20/2021  DATE 1/19/2021  DATE 1/18/2021  DATE 1/15/2021  DATE 1/11/2021  DATE 1/9/2021  DATE 1/6/2021  DATE 1/4/2021  DATE 12/31/2020  DATE 12/27/2020  DATE 12/26/2020  DATE 12/22/2020  DATE 12/20/2020  DATE 12/18/2020  DATE 12/16/2020  DATE 12/13/2020  DATE 12/10/2020  DATE 12/8/2020  DATE 12/4/2020  DATE 12/2/2020  DATE 11/27/2020  DATE 11/25/2020  DATE 11/23/2020  DATE 11/22/2020  DATE 11/16/2020  DATE 11/14/2020  DATE 11/12/2020  DATE 11/11/2020  DATE 11/10/2020  DATE 11/7/2020  DATE 11/2/2020  DATE 10/31/2020  DATE 10/29/2020  DATE 10/28/2020  DATE 10/26/2020  DATE 10/21/2020  DATE 10/19/2020  DATE 10/14/2020  DATE 10/13/2020  DATE 10/8/2020  DATE 9/26/2020  DATE 9/22/2020  DATE 9/22/2020  DATE 9/19/2020  DATE 9/15/2020  DATE 9/12/2020  DATE 9/11/2020  DATE 9/8/2020  DATE 9/4/2020  DATE 8/26/2020  DATE 8/24/2020  |
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