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Youssef Benali

Contributor · Member since April 2026

History teacher in Fes. I came to philosophy through Ibn Khaldun and still think history is where arguments get tested.

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Fes, al-Qarawiyyin, and how medieval students learned to argue

Discussion Youssef Benali
Logic & argument Islamic #disputation #education

Last reply Aoife Brennan

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The “double truth” doctrine was never Ibn Rushd’s view

Debate Youssef Benali
Faith & reason Islamic Medieval Christian Falsafa Ibn Rushd #averroism #double-truth

For 3Against 1

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17d
Reading group: The Muqaddimah, the introduction on historians’ errors

Reading Group Youssef Benali
Evidence & testimony Islamic Ibn Khaldun #historiography #testimony

Last reply Layla Haddad

4replies

Sep 2026
Did Ibn Khaldun invent sociology, or is that a modern compliment?

Question Youssef Benali
Scientific method Islamic Ibn Khaldun #historiography #sociology

Open question

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Aug 2026
Ibn Khaldun’s asabiyya and the rise and fall of states

Discussion Youssef Benali
Power & the state Islamic Ibn Khaldun #asabiyya #dynasties

Last reply Youssef Benali

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Aug 2026