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Jews & Muslims: Intimate Strangers, 2, The Place of the Other  (721-1789)
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directed by Karim Miské, 1964-; produced by Anne Labro and Jean Labib, fl. 1981, Film Ideas, in Jews & Muslims: Intimate Strangers, 2 (Wheeling, IL: Film Ideas, 2014), 52 mins
In the year 721, the Muslim Empire was vast.  Across the empire Jews and Christians were minorities motivated by a desire to obtain the most favorable status.  Their quest for an elevated status within the empire did not hinder cultural exchanges as can be determined with the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, nor prev...
directed by Karim Miské, 1964-; produced by Anne Labro and Jean Labib, fl. 1981, Film Ideas, in Jews & Muslims: Intimate Strangers, 2 (Wheeling, IL: Film Ideas, 2014), 52 mins
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