EP.55-The Non-Muslims of the Early Islamic Period (Part II)

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EP.55-The Non-Muslims of the Early Islamic Period (Part II)

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This episode continues discussing the non-Muslim communities of the early Islamic period. The focus shifts to Christian communities after the Arab conquests.

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Feb 6, 2017

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EP.13--Culture: Other Influences on Rai Music: We continue our journey through the history of Rai Music. After considering the streams of music from which modern Rai music emerges in a previous episode, we take a brief look at less direct, yet significant musical influences on modern Rai like Andalus... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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EP.5--Religion: Approaching Muhammad (Challenges; Sources: Qur'an, Hadith, Sira): In this episode of the World of Islam, we continue our survey of the history of Islamic thought, by looking at some of the difficulties inherent in approaching the life and career of Muhammad. We consider what Muslim sources tell a modern historian abo... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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EP.27--History: Husayn, Ibn al-Zubayr, and the Second Civil War: This episode highlights another round of internal strife within the early community (680-692). Umayyad rule is challenged from many corners. The grandson of Muhammad, Husayn and a number of his followers are massacred at Karbala, the Kharijites dominate ... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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EP.10--Religion: Muslims and the Qur'an/God in the Qur'an: We continue talking about the Qur'an. We take a look at how Professor Mohammed Arkoun defined the Qur'an, at the way that most Muslims have related to the Qur'an, and at what the attributes of God in the Qur'an can tell us about its message. Sources a... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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EP.15--Culture: Cheb Khaled and the Transformation of Rai Music: We continue looking at Rai Music. This episode presents the career of Khaled Hadj Brahim as emblematic in the way Pop-Rai develops from the 1970's to today. Cheb Khaled is arguably the best Rai singer of his generation. His impact on the direction and th... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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EP.17--Culture: Rai Music in Morocco and France: This episode takes a look at the history of Rai music outside Oran and its region. We pay particular attention to the Moroccan and French Rai musical scenes. The episode contains musical excerpts from Chebba Maria, Cheb Akil, Mohamed Lamine, Cheb Hassen,... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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EP.12--Culture: Precursors of Rai Music: This is the first episode in a multiple-episode series on a musical style from North Africa that came to be a strong player on the World Music scene in the last two decades. It is called Rai. This series will consider the development of Rai music within ... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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EP.23--History: The Turbulent Times of the Third Caliph Uthman: This episode discusses the rule of Uthman ibn Affan (644-656). While continuing to be successful on the external front, Uthman faced dissent and rebellion on the internal side. Sources and Further Reading: The History of al-TabariThe Venture of Islam ... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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EP.19--Religion: The Qur'an from Oral Discourse to Closed Codex: Today's podcast briefly discusses the transition of the Qur'an from an oral message into a closed codex through political decisions of the community leaders after Muhammad's death. The episode also quickly highlights the difficulties that face mo... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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EP.20--Religion: Jesus in the Qur'an: Jesus is a significant figure in the Qur'an. How does the Qur'anic Jesus differ from the Jesus Christ of orthodox forms of Christianity? And what does the Qur'anic Jesus tell us about the worldview of the Qur'an and about the environment in which Qur'ani... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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EP.9--Religion: What is the Qur'an?: This episode of the podcast is the first part of a short introduction to the scripture of Islam known as the Qur'an (Koran). Where does the term Qur'an come from? What is a Mus-haf? How is the Qur'an organized? What are the contents of the Qur'an? So... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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EP.14--Culture: Rai Music in Post-independence Algeria: We continue discussing the story of Rai Music. Among the topics of this episode are the influence of Algerian independence on the development of Rai, the rise of Pop-Rai in Wahrane in the 1970's, and the clash between the Islamist vision and the Rai scen... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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EP.24--History: Ali and the First Civil War: This episode discusses the rule of Ali ibn Abi Talib (656-661), which is also the time of the First Civil War, a traumatic event in the life of the early Muslim community. Sources and Further Reading:The History of al-TabariThe Venture of Islam b... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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EP.32--Religion: The Created Qur'an: Today, we take a brief look at the important theological debate in early Islam over whether the Qur'an was created in history or rather eternal and uncreated. In our presentation, we discuss important contextual elements and encounter the early Abbasid C... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics
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