28 Exploring the World Through Religion

Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

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🗓️ 30 October 2005

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Rick learns about Islam -- where it's commonly practiced in Turkey from friends who live in Istanbul. He then places a call to Rome to chat with a resident of that city's little-known Jewish Ghetto, whose family emigrated there from Jerusalem two thousand years ago. We'll also hear from a listener who recently returned from a trip to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. One of the most rewarding aspects of world travel is
0:06.2	understanding different religions and how they shape different cultures. Coming up in
0:10.7	the hour ahead, we're delving into Islam and Judaism.
0:14.0	Two of my tour guide friends from Istanbul are stopping by to help us understand the fundamentals of Islam, as practiced, in Turkey,
0:21.0	a modern nation that treasures its precious separation of Mosk and State,
0:25.0	as much as most of us treasure the separation of Church and State.
0:29.0	We'll learn how Turks interpret the basic five pillars of Islam and what you should know
0:34.4	to be comfortable traveling in a Muslim country. Then we'll talk with a Jewish woman
0:38.8	in Rome whose family has lived in what became Rome's ghetto since the Jews
0:42.4	first emigrated to Rome 2,000 years ago.
0:45.0	Today, Rome's tiny ghetto is trendy and bursting with history, culture, and good food.
0:50.0	We're exploring Islam and Judaism and taking your calls and emails on Travel with
0:55.1	Rick Steeves, coming right up.
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly.
1:14.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steves. And when I'm in Muslim countries, every time I hear a call to prayer,
1:19.0	I see a global wave of praise racing across the planet with the speed of a sunrise proclaiming
1:24.8	there's one God and he is great. On today's travel with Rick Steve's we're
1:29.6	venturing to Turkey a land where East meets West to learn more about Islam, and then we're delving into Judaism, specifically the
1:38.2	Roman brand by talking to a woman whose family has practiced their Jewish faith in Rome since the time of Christ.
1:45.0	First, let's take some of your calls and emails.
1:48.0	Contact us at 877333 Rick or radio at Rick Steves.3.3. Rick. Or radio at Rick Steeves.com.
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