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Aga Khan on Muslims

September 25, 2006 islamoyankee

NPR has a nice piece from the Aga Khan, leader of the Shi’ah Imami Nizari Isma’ili Muslim community, on how Muslims are understood in the world. It’s worth listening to.

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