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Podcast: Past Present Future
Episode: The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Islam
Description: Today’s episode in our history of revolutionary ideas explores the world-altering impact of Islam from the seventh century onwards. David talks to the leading Islamic scholar Tim Winter (Abdal Hakim Murad) about what changed – and what didn’t – with the appearance of Islamic law, Islamic culture and Islamic ideas of community. Was Islam really egalitarian? How could a universalist religion encompass so much variety? Why did it spread so fast? And what caused it to split so soon?Come see PPF recorded live! As part of the Curious Minds festival in Bath David will be in conversati...