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Prophet's Dilemma: The Sunni Shia Split Part 1

Conflicted: A History Podcast

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Aisha's Memoirs of Mecca

Aisha grew up in a city called mecca on the western arabian coast. It was at the heart of a vibrant trade network that cris crossed all over the middle east. The city also had a wide selection of religions and belief systems. Bards competed with one another in the sixth century equivalent of poetry, slams. Soothsayer traded in the future, preachers in faith and prostitutes in the flesh.

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