al-Qa’ida, Islamic State and the Re-claiming of the Arab Poetic Tradition - Dr Elisabeth Kendall

As part of the symposium entitled ‘Cultural Heritage and War’, Dr Elisabeth Kendall shares her experiences of poetry within the Arab world and how it is interpreted and manipulated by different cultural groups across the Middle East. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and... Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,900 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter:   / greshamcollege   Facebook:   / greshamcollege   Instagram:   / greshamcollege