This month, Canada Post issued a new stamp that commemorates two important Muslim holidays: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The stamp features a 700-year-old ceramic bowl that was made in Iran. The World’s Shirin Jaafari tells the story behind the ancient bowl and how it ended up on the stamp.
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