PODCAST 11-29-2018: The Qarmatians and Ismailis

As we've already talked here about the two other main surviving branches of Shiism, the Twelvers and the Zaydi, I decided to use today's anniversary of the Battle of Hama as an excuse to talk about the Ismailis. In particular we look at one of the belligerents in that battle, the Qarmatians, but we get into the Ismailis' origins and a brief look at thei…