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Philosopher, physician and judge from Córdoba, Averroes commented on Aristotle and held that philosophical reason and Quranic revelation do not contradict each other, influencing Christian scholasticism. He served the Almohad court and was exiled under pressure from theologians.
Political topics
Averroes leans further toward religious than 88% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Religion is where Averroes stands furthest from the rest.
On Free market, Averroes sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
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Political movement advocating a state governed by sharia and Islamic identity, born with Hassan al-Banna's and Sayyid Qutb's Muslim Brotherhood, combining mass activism, religious social welfare and rejection of Western secularism.
Conservative tradition that accepts social reforms and protection for the poorest to preserve national cohesion, seeing elites as responsible for the people's welfare and for harmony between classes.
Nineteenth-century constitutional monarchy model in which the monarch exercises a fourth Moderating Power above the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary, arbitrating conflicts and guaranteeing stability over an agrarian economy.
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Crypto-AnarchismLibertarian25%
Grand Mufti of Egypt and father of Islamic modernism, Abduh argued for reinterpreting Islam through reason (ijtihad), reformed teaching at Al-Azhar and the religious courts, and opposed both clerical stagnation and British rule.
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A constitutional monarchy in North Africa, Morocco has an elected parliament, but the king, Commander of the Faithful, holds real power, with official Islam, a market economy open to trade, and a claim over Western Sahara.
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An ephemeral republic created by Simón Bolívar, Gran Colombia gathered vast territories of northern South America into a centralist, militarized state, which dissolved within a few years due to regional and political rivalries.
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