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PODCAST 3-01-2018: Al-Hakim and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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PODCAST 3-01-2018: Al-Hakim and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Today's episode is a bit of a deep cut, but since the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was in the news this week I got the idea to talk about it, and in particular about its destruction in 1009 on orders from the Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim. Al-Hakim is one of the more colorful figures in Islamic history, so I thought you all might like to learn a little more a…

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