How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe
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Zara and Zirrar talk to author and Arabist, Diana Darke, about her most recent book Stealing From The Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe. Diana explains how cultural exchanges between Europe and Islamic Syria shaped Gothic architecture, and why this has become a point of controversy in Europe today.
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