A history of the rich and diverse civilizations over fifteen centuries of Islam seen through its greatest cities.
For centuries the caliphate was both ascendant on the battlefield and triumphant in the battle of ideas, it.
From a succession of glittering, cosmopolitan capitals, Islamic empires lorded it over the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and swathes of the Indian subcontinent, while Europe cowered feebly at the margins.
Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world.
A history of the rich and diverse civilizations over fifteen centuries of Islam seen through its greatest cities