Muslim Heritage
The month in which Muslims fast from dawn to sunset.
Ramadan
Holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
Christmas
Sanskrit epic featuring Prince Rama’s quest to rescue Sita.
the Ramayana
Sit-com about six friends living in Manhattan; its 1994 pilot was called “The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate.”
Friends
Netflix series where kids battle the Upside Down in 1980s Indiana.
Stranger Things
The geometric-patterned, blue-tiled mosque commissioned by Sultan Ahmed I in Istanbul
the Blue Mosque / Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Emperor who issued the Edict of Milan (313 CE), legalizing Christianity in the Roman Empire.
Constantine the Great
River regarded as the holiest in Hinduism, personified as a goddess.
the Ganges / Ganga
Supernatural drama featuring a Slayer and Sunnydale High; based on a 1992 film of the same name.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2021 Marvel series that begins seconds after “Avengers: Endgame,” featuring the God of Mischief in the TVA.
Loki
Algebra’s Arabic “father,” whose 9th-century treatise introduced systematic solutions of linear and quadratic equations.
Al-Khwārizmī
16th-century reformer who nailed 95 Theses to a church door, sparking the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther
Term for duty, righteousness, and the moral order sustaining the universe in Hindu philosophy.
Dharma
Mockumentary-style U.S. workplace comedy set at Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch.
The Office
HBO teen drama that follows Rue Bennett through addiction, relationships, and high-school life.
Euphoria
Medieval university city in Mali that housed the Sankore madrasah and became a center of Islamic scholarship.
Timbuktu
Large 2013-completed basilica in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, still under construction today.
La Sagrada Familia
11th-century bronze sculptures from Tamil Nadu typified by the dancing form of Shiva called --___.
Nataraja
Mystery series where Veronica solves crimes in Neptune, California, while still in high school.
Veronica Mars
Disney+ series in which Kamala Khan becomes the MCU’s first Pakistani-American superhero.
Ms. Marvel
The 13th-century Persian poet-mystic whose “Masnavi” is often called the “Qur’an in Persian.”
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī
451 CE council that defined Christ as having two natures—fully divine and fully human.
Council of Chalcedon
8th-century scholar who consolidated Advaita Vedanta and wrote commentaries on the Upanishads.
Adi Shankaracharya
2006–2010 ABC drama that began with Oceanic 815 crashing on a mysterious island.
Lost
2022 Netflix re-imagining of an Addams Family icon attending Nevermore Academy, directed in part by Tim Burton.
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