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Liebowitz, Bernstein and Harris

This is a law firm at which two of the primary characters work.

Whitney Museum

This is a cultural institution that is promising to hang one of the main characters’ paintings.

Velázquez Portrait of Juan de Pareja

This is a painting of a slave from the 1650s.

Siva

This is a Hindu god, who is represented by a small sculpture on the main characters’ mantelpiece.

Islam

This is the dominant religion in the Middle East, and is a religion one of the main characters has abandoned.

Judaism

This is the dominant religion of Israel, which one of the main characters subscribes to.

Patriot Act

This is a strict American law that allows the FBI to keep Muslims under surveillance and to question them about terrorism.

The Quran/Koran

This is the holy book of the Islamic religion, which becomes the basis of intense...

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