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Prayer Is Political

Zealots at the Gate

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The Conflict Between Religion and Religious Practice

In Islamic tradition, you actually have a kind of these two dueling approaches. You can look at Islamic history and see Islam as a vehicle of rebellion against authoritarian rule. But then there is this competing fear of what happens when there's too much rebellion and too much disorder.

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