Letters and Poltics – When the Caliphate Advanced the World
Jonathan Lyons, independent scholar and author of the book The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization. http://www.jonathanlyonsportfolio.com/
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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Jonathan Lyons, independent scholar and author of the book The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization. http://www.jonathanlyonsportfolio.com/
Darwin Bond Graham on the intertwined economies of Israel and Silicon Valley. Diana Preston on the first Anglo Afghan War.
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Paul Rogers of Bradford University on the Constitutional crisis in Iraq. Gareth Porter, historian and journalist, on the 50th anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin incidents.