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Majid Fakhry
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “prominent lebanese scholar of islamic philosophy and professor emeritus of philosophy at the american universit”. Today it says “prominent lebanese scholar of islamic philosophy”.
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Majid Fakhry (1923 – March 4, 2021) was a prominent Lebanese scholar of Islamic philosophy and Professor Emeritus of philosophy at the American University of Beirut . American University of Beirut . 2021 .
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prominent lebanese scholar of islamic philosophy and professor emeritus of philosophy at the american universit
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prominent lebanese scholar of islamic philosophy
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