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Dec 2019
42m 34s

What's the Difference Between Sunni And ...

Sony Music Entertainment / Jonathan Van Ness
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In December of 2015, Dr. James L. Gelvin joined Jonathan in the studio to discuss the relationship between Shia and Sunni Islam and to record the very first episode of Getting Curious...the rest is history! Dr. James L. Gelvin is a Professor of Islamic Studies at UCLA. He holds his B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. from Harvard. He’s also ... Show More
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