Episode 5: The Caliphate
This Week In Free Speech with Jacob Mchangama
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A Brief History of the Islamic Inquisition
Umayat persecution of heretics may well have paved the way for a more famous islamic inquisition that took place once the umaats were swept from power. The abasets built their claim to power on a more egalitarian and inclusive model, where islam, not ethnicity, was decisive. They secured the support of local moslems from the province of kurasan, comprising northeastern iran and most of central asia. And so around six 99, the dreamer was crucified. In seven 24, hisham abdal malik got the top job. He made an unmistakable example out of a religious scholar who apparently denied the truthfulness of the interaction between god
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