Islamic Art - The Barakat Trust

Episode 3. A Journey to Mount Sinai - George Manginis and Juan de Lara

October 20, 2020 Asia House Arts and Learning Season 2 Episode 3
Islamic Art - The Barakat Trust
Episode 3. A Journey to Mount Sinai - George Manginis and Juan de Lara
Show Notes

George Manginis, Academic Director at the Benaki Museum in Athens, sheds light on the importance of the Monastery of St. Catherine in Mount Sinai, Egypt—the bridge between Asia and Africa.  George will reveal, how unlike popular belief, the monastery has been an important place of pilgrimage for three Abrahamic religions alike: Christendom, Islam and Judaism

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.