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[MAYDAN PODCAST] History Speaks EP5 – Law, Education, Ethics: Tazeen Ali with Aria Nakissa

By Maydan Editors  //  April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

 The Maydan Podcast · History Speaks EP5 – Law, Education, Ethics: Tazeen Ali with Aria Nakissa In this episode of History Speaks on the Maydan Podcast, Tazeen Ali speaks with Aria Nakissa about his…

History Speaks EP 5 | Law, Education, Ethics | Tazeen Ali with Aria Nakissa

April 6, 2022October 14, 2025

In this episode of History Speaks, Tazeen Ali speaks with Aria Nakissa about his recent book, The Anthropology of Islamic Law: Education, Ethics, and Legal Interpretation at Egypt’s al-Azhar (Oxford University Press, 2019). They discuss shifting pedagogical…

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