Saturday 19 March 2022, 10.00AM to 1.15pm
Speaker(s): Roberta Marin MA
In this course we will virtually travel to North Africa and analyse the advent of Islam on the countries facing the Mediterranean Sea. We will examine the evolution of the artistic production under the Aghlabids (800-909), who chose Kairouan (Tunisia) as their capital, and the legendary Fatimids (909-1171), who founded Cairo and extended their political government to Sicily. We will look at the imposing mosques and the remarkable carved objects made of ivory, rock crystal and wood.
This course will be delivered via Zoom. Students joining the course will need access to a computer, laptop or tablet with a microphone (essential) and a webcam (desirable) as well as a reliable broadband connection.
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Location: Online