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Would you burn your book or keep teaching while they watched?
In Najaf, a philosopher must choose: burn his writings or keep teaching under watch?
Would you burn your book or keep teaching while they watched?
In this episode, we follow the life and work of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, a Najaf-based philosopher whose writing and teaching challenged the Baath regime; the narrative traces his upbringing, intellectual development, and the escalating confrontations that made a book a mortal risk. What does it cost to refuse to retract what you know to be true?
Person: Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
Date: March 1, 1935 (birth); April 9, 1980 (arrest night)
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