Frémeaux & Associés and the Great Mosque of Paris have joined forces to promote the history, philosophy, cultures and knowledge of the Muslim world . After the death of the Prophet in 632, the Islamic Empire intensified its conquests, extending from Central Asia to the Iberian Peninsula. In less than a century, a vast empire was formed by the Umayyad dynasty, based on a caliphate. Then dynasties succeeded one another, the Abbasids took control, followed by the Fatimids. It was in the crucible of the relationship between the Arab conquerors on the one hand and the conquered on the other that not only an empire but also a new civilization and religion were gradually developed. Gabriel Martinez Gros traces the history of this empire, which reached its peak around the year 1000, but which lasted until the 16th century and from which a great civilization was born, both scientifically, philosophically, artistically and literaryly. Claude COLOMBINI FRÉMEAUX CD1: THE ARAB CONQUESTS • THE BYZANTINE AND PERSIAN EMPIRE • THE ISLAMIC STATE • THE UMAYYADS… CD2: THE ABBASSIDS • THE MAMMLUKS • OPENING UP TO PERSIAN AND GREEK CULTURE • THE YEAR 1000, THE PEAK OF THE EMPIRE… CD3: THE CRUSADES • GENGHIS KHAN • INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGES WITH THE WEST • 16TH CENTURY, ISLAM IS AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLD
