A Dead Philosopher Kept Signing Contracts in Cairo
Medieval Islamic World

A Dead Philosopher Kept Signing Contracts in Cairo

A debt collector in medieval Cairo discovered his target had been dead for three centuries—yet was still signing contracts.

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Medieval Islamic World12th CenturyCommercial LawIdentity FraudCairoBaghdadHouse Of WisdomIslamic PhilosophyMedieval TradeLegal SystemForgeryAl Kindi

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