The first vegan who walked the earth was Abu l-'Ala' Al-Ma"arri أبو العلاء المعري In today's episode, I invite you to discover the extraordinary life of this genius who was thinking of animal ethics long before we were born. A Legend who I want to commemorate and from whom I want to draw insight and inspiration in our current fight for animal rights.

To discuss this topic, I have with me Dr Kevin Blankinship, THE scholar on the life of Al-Ma'ari. He is a professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at Brigham Young University and is currently writing "Steal No More from Nature: Al-Maʿarrī and Animal Ethics in Classical Arabic Literature", a book I am looking forward to reading.

Visit Dr. Blankinship's website: https://kblankinship.com/

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