Islamic states

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Lecture by Mosab Abushaban
Islamic theories of the state.
Notions of a caliphate.
The political thought of Ibn Khaldun.
Islam and the state today.

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Constitution of Medina

Constitution of the City-State of Madina in the Time of the Prophet

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Rosenthal, “The Theory of the Power-State," 2009.

Rosenthal – 2009 – Political thought in medieval Islam an introducto

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BBC, "Islamic State: What Do Young British Muslims Think about the Caliphate?"

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Hugh Kennedy, "The Caliphate through history"

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