Empires

Focuses on the historical truth behind the extraordinary life of the prophet Muhammad, the early writings of the Koran, the creation of the first mosque, and the battle to establish the new religion. The rapid expansion of Islam overwhelmed the empires of Persia and Byzantium, creating a new empire larger than Rome.

Focuses on the profound impact that Islamic civilization has had on Western culture and the course of world history. Muslim scholars from Baghdad's House of Wisdom developed our system of numerals, and acted as a channel for the intellectual legacies of Greece, Egypt and China, bringing about advances in literature, the arts, science and medicine.

Focuses on how the Ottomans established a Muslim empire more far-reaching than any that had come before. With emphasis on the harem, the center of dynastic power, where selected peasant boys could be educated for higher office, creating a caste whose only loyalty was to the Sultan.