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The priest.., in the beginning... wasn't... sure about this project.., but then he found in the Bible a quote where Moses, when he received the Ten Commandments.., received the... direct order how to build the altar.., "It should be made out of mud."

— Anna Heringer Aga Khan Program Lecture (2018)

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