He described music as something "used by humanity to take us beyond territory, beyond success; into something that is transcendental".
Increasingly, the Islamist insurgents are making claims beyond territory and institutions; they are invading the country's Punjabi-influenced, free-spirited cultural spaces, too — including its independent, secular-minded media.
But the attack in Kirkuk, more than 60 miles from the frontline, has proved a grim reminder of the group's capacity to spread death and destruction far beyond territory they control, even when under pressure elsewhere.
Their target is a radical jihadist group that has grabbed headlines since June, when its black-clad gunmen burst beyond territory they had captured during Syria's civil war and seized big chunks of Iraq, including the country's second biggest city, Mosul.
The problem is, the approach has too often been used without attention to factors beyond territory and the gangs themselves.
So there's a period of about the last twenty-five years where NATO has tried to promote stability beyond its territories and taken its military capacity beyond its periphery.
In addition, he extended Ottoman rule far beyond the territories inherited from Murad II.
Much media attention is directed at Isis activities both in Syria and worldwide, while the conditions of life in Syria in areas beyond Isis territories are relatively ignored, especially in the western media.
