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Historian: GOP “Has Become an Extremist Faction”
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Historian: GOP “Has Become an Extremist Faction”
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Video description: Religion scholar Karen Armstrong is a former Catholic nun who rose to prominence after 9/11, when she was able to do what few others would, or could: explain Islam to an angry and terrified West. She joins the program to talk about her new book and her amazing life story, from religious nun to secular scripture expert.
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