BBC Radio: The Islamic Golden Age, Fatimid Caliph-Imam Al Hakim

BBC Radio: The Islamic Golden Age, Fatimid Caliph-Imam Al HakimBy Dr. Simonetta Calderini and Dr. Delia Cortese

Radio 3’s twenty part essay series on the Islamic Golden Age continues its exploration through this five hundred year period of empire, innovation, religious turmoil, scientific discovery and major advances in philosophical thought. In this evening’s essay, we hear about the controversial Egyptian Imam-caliph, Al Hakim and his sister Sitt al-Mulk. Dr. Simonetta Calderini and Dr. Delia Cortese share their forensic academic research into these controversial siblings and the essay is read by Dr. Simonetta Calderini.

via BBC Radio 3 – The Essay, The Islamic Golden Age, Al Hakim.

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