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EP.44--History: The Jihad Movements
EP.44--History: The Jihad Movements
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Sep 26, 2014
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Podcast episode
Description
This episode briefly discusses the worldview of the Jihad movements that appeared on the Muslim scene around the 17th and 18th centuries AD. Can we view these movements as, in some ways, precursors to contemporary Jihad movements? The episode particularly highlights the attitude of these movements towards the religious practice of their time and also their drive to establish a "caliphate."
Released:
Sep 26, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (56)
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