Exploring Afghanistan (Photo: Emily O'Dell)
This world is a mountain, in which your works are echoed back to you.
— Rumi
When I was traveling through Afghanistan to visit various Sufi shrines, I was struck by the color and size of this red, muddy mountain range–and the “miniature” mudbrick houses at its base. If you look closely, you can see tufts of pink and white cherry trees tucked in green folds of the valley…
