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“Boko” is actually a loanword from “book” so it literally means they want to forbid “book-learning”. It is also instructive to understand that the Quran calls
by ButlerianJihad 4mo ago
“Boko” is actually a loanword from “book” so it literally means they want to forbid “book-learning”.
It is also instructive to understand that the Quran calls Jews and Christians “People of the Book”, in other words, people who read and believe the Bible.
- penguin_booze 4mo agoPeople should more than one book. Even better, people should know when to stop reading a book.