
After the prophet: the epic story of the Shia-Sunni split in Islam
Religion, Islamisme
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
Journalist recreates the seventh-century lives of the prophet Muhammad and his ninth wife Aisha. Details the strife over succession that followed his death and fostered different branches of Islam. Portrays tribal society, religious beliefs, rivalries, customs, and battles. Ties historical… events to twentieth-century Middle East conflicts. Some descriptions of violence. 2009.