Imam Bukhari
In a series about key thinkers and achievements from the Islamic Golden Age, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi gives her personal take on Persian scholar Imam Bukhari.
In a major series for Radio 3, we rediscover some of the key thinkers and achievements from the Islamic Golden Age. The period ranges from 750 to 1258 CE and over twenty episodes, we'll hear about architecture, invention, medicine, innovation and philosophy. Baroness Warsi, the first Muslim member of the British Cabinet, gives her personal take on Persian scholar Imam Bukhari.
Producer: Sarah Taylor.
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- Wed 27 Nov 201322:45BBC Radio 3
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