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The Blond Dervish Who Was Buried in Seven Coffins
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The Blond Dervish Who Was Buried in Seven Coffins

A wandering dervish died once, but legend insisted he was buried seven times over — in towns scattered across lands he never technically conquered. How does a single man become a saint claimed by Muslims and Christians alike, from Crete to Crimea?

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