In 1325, Ibn Battuta, a young Muslim scholar began a brief pilgrimage that turned into a dramatic 29-year sojourn coloured by shipwrecks, kidnappings, political coups, royal meetings and the Black ...

Hespèrion XXI ; Jordi Savall, violes da gamba & conductor. AFAMAIN copy Purchased from the Warren M. Robbins Library Endowment. Disc 1. Itinerary: Part I. From Marocco to Afghanistan, 1304-1335. 1304 ...

In the 14th century, Ibn Battuta set out from Morocco and traveled over 70,000 miles crossing Africa, the Middle East, India, and China becoming one of history’s greatest explorers. This video traces ...

First came the exotic locales, the distant geographies: Tangier. Alexandria. Damascus. Baghdad. Then came mention of luxurious goods: Ripe tangerines. Green cardamom. Burnt-orange turmeric. Next, ...

We are introduced to Ibn Battuta, the country and region he was brought up in, his childhood, his evident passion for exploration since his youth, and his distinguished character, calmness and his ...