Episode 13. The Sanctuary at the Heart of Islam – Simon O’Meara and Seif El Rashidi

The Kaaba is the sanctuary at the heart of Mecca, to where millions of pilgrims head each year, and towards which the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims pray.  Join Dr Simon O’Meara for a fascinating conversation about the Kaaba and how Muslims have written about it over the centuries.

This podcast is part of Asia House Arts in Isolation Series and Converging Paths, an initiative organised in partnership with the Barakat Trust that promotes the arts and cultures of the Islamic World.

 

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