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What Inspires Eboo Patel to Bridge Differences

By Eboo Patel | May 22, 2023 | TRT 21:34

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Eboo Patel

Eboo Patel, Ph.D., is founder and president of Interfaith America and author, most recently, of Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and…

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