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Moshe Sharon
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli historian of islam who has been called " israel 's greatest middle east scholar”. Today it says “israeli historian of islam”.
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Moshe Sharon ( ; born December 18, 1937) is an Israeli historian of Islam who has been called " Israel 's greatest Middle East scholar." He is currently Professor Emeritus of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he serves as Chair in Bahá'í Studies.1 Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa .
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israeli historian of islam who has been called " israel 's greatest middle east scholar
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israeli historian of islam
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