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An online publication of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

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“It Was a Memorable Day” – How the Black Death United the Population of Medieval Damascus

By Younus Y. Mirza  //  March 30, 2020March 30, 2020

In the era of the Coronavirus, it would be prudent to look at other times of pandemics and how they impacted society and daily living.  The so-called “Black Death” was one of the worst plagues…

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