On reading the Koran - Lesley Hazleton

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/on-reading-the-koran-lesley-hazletonLesley Hazleton sat down one day to read the Koran. And what she found -- as a non-Muslim, a self-identified "tourist" in the Islamic holy book -- wasn't what she expected. With serious scholarship and warm humor, Hazleton shares the grace, flexibility and mystery she found, in this myth-debunking talk. (Filmed atTEDxRainier.) Talk by Lesley Hazleton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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