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Prophet's Dilemma: The Sunni Shia Split Part 3

Conflicted: A History Podcast

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The Battle of the Camel

The battle that takes place is remembered by a very specific name. Some people called it the battle of bazra, but it's commonly known as the battle of the camel. Rather than staying in the back of the army, where women would normally be, aisha positions herself right in the middle of her soldiers to see the movement of her troops. It was the first time that a moslem woman had ever led an army into battle. Like any person in a high staked situation like that, she would have felt scared, nervous, even insecure. But aisha was the kind of person who could push those thoughts aside. She had the power of belief and convict and stiffening her

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