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Author(s): Mohammed Faris Published: 2016 Reviewer: Kai Whiting, Leader of Academy Book Club What is the Book About? This book, much like the articles published here on Productive Muslim, and taught in the Productive Muslim Academy courses, is well written and researched. It goes beyond the singularly focused “religious” aspects and calls the Ummah to
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