Go beyond the headlines to reveal the true Middle East. Gain surprising insights about the world today based on this dramatic history led by a professor, US Consultant, and explorer.
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Muslim Empires: Land, Language, Religion
- 02: Muhammad and the Dawn of Islam - 622
- 03: Arab Invasion of North Africa - 639
- 04: Umayyad Caliphate in Damascus - 661
- 05: Battle of Karbala - 680
- 06: Arab Invasion of Andalusia - 711
- 07: Battle of Talas - 751
- 08: The Founding of Baghdad - 762
- 09: Islamic Golden Age Begins - 813
- 10: Qairouan University - 859
- 11: The Fatimids of Cairo - 969
- 12: Umayyad Exile in Cordoba - 784 - 1031
- 13: Al-Ghazali and Orthodoxy - 1090
- 14: Crusaders Capture Jerusalem - 1099
- 15: Muslims in the Court of Roger II - 1130
- 16: Saladin: Chivalry and Conquest - 1187
- 17: The Egyptian Mamluks - 1250
- 18: Mongols Sack Baghdad - 1258
- 19: Ottoman Empire Rises - 1299
- 20: Mansa Musa, Richest Man - 1324
- 21: Ibn Khaldun's Masterpiece - 1377
- 22: Ottomans Seize Constantinople - 1453
- 23: Fall of Granada - 1492
- 24: Safavid Dynasty of Persia - 1501
- 25: Selim the Grim - 1512
- 26: Suleiman the Magnificent - 1520
- 27: Second Siege of Vienna - 1683
- 28: The Saud-Wahhab Pact - 1744
- 29: Napoleon Invades Egypt - 1798
- 30: Murder at the Citadel - 1811
- 31: French Invasion of Algeria - 1830
- 32: East India Company in Yemen - 1839
- 33: Egypt, Europe, and the Suez Canal - 1869
- 34: Discovering Middle East Oil - 1908
- 35: World War I in the Desert - 1914
- 36: The Last Caliphate Falls - 1924
Taught by
Eamonn Gearon
