The Caravanserai
Let’s take a jaunt to an ancient structure that made all of medieval Baghdad possible, the caravanserai or funduq. Originally built by the Achaemenids as roadside taverns or ins, these were dwellings ...
1 Loka 202312min
Hammam
With their elaborate domed ceilings and ornate mosaics, these public steam baths were adopted by Muslims from the Greco-Roman world. Stemming from a time when not everyone had access to running water,...
24 Syys 202312min
The Great Mosque
The Great Mosque was positioned in the center of Baghdad, with numerous smaller mosques dotted around the various neighborhoods. A place of daily prayer, a community center, a place to feed the poor a...
17 Syys 202317min
The Bazaar
In this episode we’ll travel to the Bazaar (AKA souk), a place of trade and politics, the beating heart of the city…Throngs of people move about, garbed in clothing that reflect their rank; the rich i...
11 Syys 202316min
The Harem
Originating with the Persian empires, the harem (unlike its salacious modern day portrayals) emerges from the need to create a safe space for rulers and their families. Let’s take a tour!You’ve had an...
4 Syys 202313min
Culture of Prosperity
Medieval Muslims imagined themselves as scholarly warriors, poets, and philosophers, knights, and cavaliers. This elite culture and the way it filtered down to the masses, is what made this period of ...
28 Elo 202313min
City of Peace
What would a visitor have seen entering the City of Peace? Deana and Ali tour the medieval metropolis that is Baghdad. Capital city of the Abbasid empire, heart of the Islamic civilization, home to mi...
21 Elo 202318min
