Madina Constitution

Submitted by Jeremy Rabani (Singapore), Feb 27, 2006 at 20:20

To my knowledge, the view of Lewis is indeed inaccurate. The Madina Constitution was the first constitution written in the history of man, the practice subsequently spreading due in no small measure to its practicality and sense of purpose.

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