On the other hand, I have few misgivings about scaling my experiences abroad. If I had to choose an apogee, it would favor the Ismaili Muslims of Tajikistan, with whom I discovered the paradigm of progressive Muslim society. In my experience, the grace and hospitality of these people is unparalleled, despite their circumstance of isolation and hardship.
That the Ismailis have escaped the attention of the West is beyond perplexing. Estimates of their global community total 20 million,
