In Our Time: The Arab ConquestsSeries 1, episode 0Melvyn Bragg and guests Hugh Kennedy and Amira Bennison discuss the extraordinary period in the 7th and 8th centuries when the religion of Islam spread across the Middle East, Persia, North Africa and Southern Europe. How did the conquering Arabs hold and govern their territories, how were the new religious ideas received and understood, and how do they still influence Islam and its perception? Click to see when In Our Time, The Arab Conquests is coming up on UK TV |
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