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The critical question is how a religious tradition is interpreted. Is it interpreted in ways that are pro-human rights or in ways that are a throwback to the Dark Ages?

Khaled Abou El Fadl

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Khaled Abou El Fadl
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: October 23
Islamic Jurist
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