Alex Bennett

Examining history, religion & power.
Challenging inherited narratives with evidence.

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Books on the Shelf

A ten-part series on what the texts say when you take the film off

1.The Film and the Book

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This is where the investigation moves from context to evidence.
→ [https://t.co/9Uz0MuX4Jh]

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WEE 5 — X THREAD

“When the records overlap”

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When the records overlap.
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The sources suggest the answer is more complicated than either tradition acknowledges.
The full analysis — names, dates, and what the genealogical record actually contains — is in this week’s piece on Substack.

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HAFTA 4 — X THREAD
“The records overlap. The question is what that means.”

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WEEK 3 — X THREAD

“What fills a vacuum left by two exhausted empires?”

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Full analysis → [Substack link] 👇

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The full analysis — sources, methodology, and the specific questions the historical record raises — is now available on Substack.
This is where the investigation moves from context to evidence.
→ [https://t.co/dotCK96lgJ]

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HAFTA 4 — X THREAD
“The records overlap. The question is what that means.”

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This is not a claim about causation.
History is never monocausal.
It is a claim about presence — about which actors were in the room, connected to the networks, and capable of influencing the political formations of early Islam.
The sources say the Exilarchate was one of them.