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How the elite keep the poor, poor

NAIROBI: In the Islamic discourse, the Prophet Mohamed used a parable to explain the decay in the society during his era in the advent towards his prophethood.

At the time, the Arabian Peninsula was bedevilled by superstition, idol worship, female infanticide, plundering and general lawlessness.

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