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During the 2016 presidential election, E.J. Dionne Jr. told NPR listeners he wanted a “Make America Empathetic Again” baseball cap. A week later, he was
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Before Khalid Qazi said anything else in his Interfaith Lecture, he offered a simple blessing: “Peace be with you all.” Qazi, founding president and senior