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Glories of Islamic Art - Season 1 Episode 2
We move on to Cairo, the cockpit of the early Islamic struggles between Sunni and Shi’a faiths. Cairo displays the glories of two of the great Islamic regimes – the Shi’ite Fatimids who swept in from the North African desert – and the Mamluks, slave soldiers who overthrew their masters to set up their own Sunni dynasty. Both have left behind impressive evidence of their strength.
- Ár: 2006
- Land: United Kingdom
- Genre: Documentary
- Stúdíó: Channel 5
- Lykilorð: islam, architecture, art
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- Leikarar: Akbar Ahmed