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DESCRIPTION:People in the West generally share a common narrative of world history that 
 runs from the Nile Valley and Mesopotamia, through Greece and Rome, to the 
 rise of the secular state and the triumph of democracy. However, this story 
 largely omits an entire civilization; one that until recently saw itself at 
 the center of world history and whose citizens have shared an entirely 
 different narrative of world history for a thousand years. Rich in science, 
 poetry, politics, and religion, what can we learn from this parallel 
 historic perspective which begins in Mesopotamia and the Persian highlands, 
 moves through the Prophet Mohammed’s life and the struggles among his 
 immediate successors, a succession of great Muslim empires, and into modern 
 age dominated by Western powers and cultures? Tamim Ansary joins the 
 Council to discuss why two great civilizations grew up almost totally 
 oblivious to each other, and how the Islamic world was affected by its slow 
 recognition that Europe had somehow rewritten history. \n\nMembers: Free; 
 Nonmembers: $15; Students: $5.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/03/18627708.php
SUMMARY:A History of the World through Islamic Eyes -- with Tamin Ansary
LOCATION:World Affairs Council Auditorium\n312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor\nSan 
 Francisco, CA 94108\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/03/18627708.php
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