Policing The Borders Of Religious Identity

And: How many divisions has Pope Francis?

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That’s the Hagia Sophia, built as the greatest Christian basilica of its day, but a mosque after the Islamic conquest. It is sacred to both Christians and Muslims.

Ismail Royer is a Muslim whose account I follow on Twitter. I met him once. He’s a good guy. We disagree on a lot of things, obviously, but I find him to be…