EP. episodes
From The World of Islam — Culture, Religion, and Politics
Numbered episodes (EP.N / Ep.N).
Episodes
- EP.55-The Non-Muslims of the Early Islamic Period (Part II) 2017-02-06This episode continues discussing the non-Muslim communities of the early Islamic period. The focus shifts to Christian communities after the Arab…
- EP.54-The Non-Muslims of the Early Islamic Period (Part I) 2016-04-21This episode of the World of Islam briefly discusses the non-Muslim communities of the early Islamic period, particularly after the Arab conquests…
- Ep.52-The Brethren of Purity 2015-12-14This episode of the World of Islam introduces the so-called Ikhwan al-Safa (The Brethren of Purity), a group of mysterious thinkers that produced a…
- Ep.51-Al-Farabi and his Philosophy 2015-07-28Al-Farabi (d.950) was one of the most important philosophers of the world of early Islam. This episode briefly introduces part of his contribution…
- EP.50-Philosophy and Religion between al-Kindi and al-Razi 2015-07-09This episode highlights two perspectives in early philosophy within Muslim contexts. Al-Kindi (d. 860s) viewed philosophy and religion as compatible…
- EP.49-Philosophy in Early Islamic Contexts 2015-06-12This episode discusses the interaction with Greek philosophy in the early Islamic period. We encounter Plotinus, Neoplatonism, and the important…
- EP.25--In Memory of Professor Mohammed Arkoun 2013-09-14This week marks the anniversary of the passing of Mohammed Arkoun (1928-2010) who was a professor of the history of Islamic thought at the Sorbonne…
- EP.18--Mohammed Arkoun: Rethinking Islam 2013-02-28Today's podcast provides an English translation of part of a conversation with the late professor Mohammed Arkoun (d. 2010) on Belgian TV*. For most…
- EP.17--Culture: Rai Music in Morocco and France 2012-10-27This episode takes a look at the history of Rai music outside Oran and its region. We pay particular attention to the Moroccan and French Rai…
- EP.16--Culture: Cheb Hasni and the Birth and Death of Love Rai 2012-10-19This episode presents some of the major Rai singers of the 1990's. We encounter Cheb Mami, Cheb Sahraoui, Chebba Fadela, Chebba Zahouania, Cheb…
- EP.15--Culture: Cheb Khaled and the Transformation of Rai Music 2012-10-13We continue looking at Rai Music. This episode presents the career of Khaled Hadj Brahim as emblematic in the way Pop-Rai develops from the 1970's…
- EP.14--Culture: Rai Music in Post-independence Algeria 2012-09-22We continue discussing the story of Rai Music. Among the topics of this episode are the influence of Algerian independence on the development of…
- EP.13--Culture: Other Influences on Rai Music 2012-09-06We continue our journey through the history of Rai Music. After considering the streams of music from which modern Rai music emerges in a previous…
- EP.12--Culture: Precursors of Rai Music 2012-08-31This is the first episode in a multiple-episode series on a musical style from North Africa that came to be a strong player on the World Music scene…
- EP.1--Introduction 2011-08-23This is my introduction to the World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics podcast. Why a podcast on this subject? Why now?