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The Zahiris
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It cannot be doubted that the two designations ahl al-ḥadīth and ahl al-ra’y originally referred to branches of legists occupied with the investigation of Islamic law: the former were…

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Ignác Goldziher

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Buda, Pest, Óbuda, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Budapest, Hungary)

Date:

1883

Subjects:

Adolescence, Rite of passage, Muslim-Jewish relations, Islam, Theology

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Firsthand accounts, Memoirs & diaries
Diary Entries: On the Massacres in Urfa and Izmir
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The city of Urfa, located between Palestine and Karaman, was the site of a very well-organized and previously planned massacre. On the past August 18…

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Alexander Benghiat

Places:

İzmir, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)

Date:

1918

Subjects:

Christianity, Jewish identity, Islam, Violence, Death

Categories:

Memoirs & diaries, Firsthand accounts