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The Making of the Modern Arab World

Egyptian author Tarek Osman traces characters and ideas that have shaped the modern Arab world

Radio 4,4 episodes

Episodes

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Episode 1
Tarek Osman traces the characters and ideas that have shaped the modern Arab world.
10 Dec 2013,43 mins
Episode 2
Tarek Osman explores the rise and fall of Arab nationalism.
17 Dec 2013,43 mins
The Rise of Islamism
Tarek Osman examines the rise of Islamism from the 1970s to the 1990s.
24 Dec 2013,43 mins
Episode 4
Tarek Osman examines the build up to the Arab Spring, as two worlds collide.
31 Dec 2013,43 mins