Great documentry..it’s going to be repeated soon…and I highly recommend it if you are interested in Islamic history..
Thursday 7 April 2005 9pm-10.30pm; Sunday 10 April 8.30pm-10pm; 11.40pm-1.10am; Wednesday 13 April 11pm-12.30am; Friday 15 April 1.10am-2.40am (signed); Wednesday 20 April 7.30pm-8pm; 3.20am-3.50am
At a time when many see East and West as set on an inevitable collision course, Rageh Omaar uncovers the hidden story of Europe’s Islamic past and looks back to a golden age when European civilisation was enriched by Islamic learning.
Rageh travels across medieval Muslim Europe to reveal the vibrant civilisation that Muslims brought to the West.
This evocative film brings to life a time when emirs and caliphs dominated Spain and Sicily and Islamic scholarship swept into the major cities of Europe.
His journey reveals the debt owed to Islam for its vital contribution to the European Renaissance.