Documentaries that look interesting ... a list |
| Documentaries that look interesting ... a list Posted: 28 Jul 2012 02:56 PM PDT Here are the names of a few documentaries that look interesting, mostly historical, with links to watch the videos on youtube. The list comes from documentaryfilms.com. Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (BBC) Byzantium: The Lost Empire Civilisation: Is the West History (with Nial Ferguson) Crash Course: World History Guns, Germs & Steel (National Geographic) Birth of Israel (BBC) The Bloody History of Communism The Greeks: Crucible of Civilisation (PBS) The Kings: From Babylon to Baghdad (History of Iraq) The Roman Empire in the First Century (PBS) 3hrs An Islamic History of Europe (BBC) 90min Islam: Empire of Faith (PBS) 3 Episodes 2hr 40min  |
| History Of Islam (PBS Documentary) Video Posted: 28 Jul 2012 01:45 PM PDT Islam: Empire of Faith What is Islam? Who is Muhammad? This is a documentary narrated by Ben Kingsley about Islam and attempts to answer these questions. The first part deals with the life of the Prophet Muhammad, his early life, his encounter with God Almighty and the birth of the Islam.1. Prophet Muhammad and the Rise of Islam. Islam would become the revitalizing force of a barbaric Arabia, returning people to God and bringing back the monotheistic message of Christianity and Judaism in its most powerful way. Islam Women were given rights over there husbands, racism was annihilated and the rich were made equal to the poor. 2. The Awakening. This part relates the golden age of Islam. A time of great learning when Europe was steeped in the Dark Ages. The building of great works of architecture, reading, writing, mathematics, medicine, and astronomy. Even before the printing press Muslims would have hundreds of scribes writing all at once so they would learn and reproduce the writings. 3. The Ottomans. This portion deals with the growing Ottoman Empire, which would control the bridge between 3 continents: Africa, Europe and Asia. This empire would begin at the close of the Crusades until World War I, from the 1300s to 1923. They would rule the entire Middle East and make there way into Europe. Before there was the state of Israel, there was great peace in the Holy Land regulated by the Ottomans. Watch the full documentary now (playlist – 2 hours, 40 minutes)  |
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Trying to maintain a current, relevant legal blog is hard enough. Podcasts require a whole other level of commitment. Not surprisingly the landscape is littered with dated efforts. However there are a few legal podcasts that continue to churn out quality programming. Here are our Top 10 picks: