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\"Muhammad<\/a>
In modern day Saudi Arabia, at Wadi Najran \u00a0(Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I wonder how many people out there are aware of the two Journey of Faith<\/em> films<\/a>\u00a0and of the book, bearing the same title<\/a>, that was published to accompany the first of them. \u00a0Not many, I would guess.<\/p>\n

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The first film<\/a>, which appeared in 2006, featured a number of scholars<\/a> and focused on Lehi\u2019s journey from Jerusalem down through Arabia to the coast of the Arabian Sea. \u00a0The second<\/a> covered the Book of Mormon in the New World<\/p>\n

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They were products of the glory days of the old Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (or FARMS), which eventually became the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship and then, in 2012, under different management, radically changed its course from what, in 1979, it had been founded to do.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the promotional statement on the Deseret Book website about the first of the two films:<\/p>\n

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Filmed on location in the Middle East,\u00a0Journey of Faith<\/i>\u00a0chronicles the courage and faith of Lehi\u2019s family with the eye of the camera and the insights of scholars from a broad range of expertise. The film shows the land of Nahom, where Ishmael was buried, and the most likely location for Bountiful, where Nephi built his ship. Insightful and inspiring,\u00a0Journey of Faith<\/i>\u00a0shows how God molded Lehi\u2019s family in the wilderness to become a new people of God.<\/span><\/div>\n

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I very much regret the fact that, as I perceive the current state of things anyway, these films and the associated book are now unknown to many members of the Church.<\/p>\n

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And here are some links to stories relating to either Islam or the Middle East. \u00a0Some of them will probably play into the remarks that I\u2019ll be preparing for the Seventh Annual Religious Liberty Lecture at the University of Notre Dame in Sydney, Australia, on 27 November 2018:<\/p>\n

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\u201cOpposition Is Growing in Denmark Against an \u2018Anti-Muslim\u2019 Plan to Make New Citizens Shake Hands\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cMost Western Europeans favor at least some restrictions on Muslim women\u2019s religious clothing\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cMassive ancient building discovered in Egypt\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cAn Iconographic Treasure Unearthed in Jordan\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cCan Islamist moderates remake the politics of the Muslim world? \u00a0The era of political Islam appears to be waning in some regions.\u00a0But as some Islamists broaden their appeal, there\u2019s an opportunity to increase our understanding of the nuances of Islam in politics.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cJewish, Christian, and Muslim Theologians Find Common Moral Ground\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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