Gresham College Lectures
Manipulation and Re-Interpretation: al-Qa'ida, Islamic State and the Re-Claiming of the Arab Poetic Tradition
May 19, 2016
Gresham College
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-events/cultural-heritage-and-war
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