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“I think it's important to understand Shari'a to be rooted in history - what we know about the history and what we don't know about the history. So then, if people want to argue, at least they're arguing from the same point and we know what we know, and we know what we don't know.”

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Sadakat Kadri

Sadakat Kadri is a contemporary scholar and writer known for his in-depth research and extensive writing across various fields such as law, religion, and global politics. more

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