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The Baha'i: Yet another world religion based in the Holy Land

The Baha'i: Yet another world religion based in the Holy Land

FromTel Aviv Review


The Baha'i: Yet another world religion based in the Holy Land

FromTel Aviv Review

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Oct 7, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. D Gershon Lewental, an Israel Studies professor at the University of Oklahoma, gives host Gilad Halpern an overview of the Baha'i religion - an offshoot of Shi'a Islam that set up shop in the Holy Land (albeit not in Jerusalem, thankfully). They discuss its relationship with the local ethnic groups under the different regimes. Song: Ethnix - Tutim This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel
Released:
Oct 7, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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