Nearly every world history textbook on the market explains the origins of sectarianism in the Islamic world as a dispute over the succession to Muhammad. …
Episode 53: Cats and Dogs in History
Our first episode of season 3 features the curator of the exhibition In the Company of Cats and Dogs. We consider some of the inherent personalities and …
Episode 51: Islam’s Enigmatic Origins
The story of Islam's beginnings have been told and retold countless times. The traditional narrative says that the Prophet Muhammad, an illiterate orphan from …