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Magicians and Mystics
Episode 2 of 3
Tim Mackintosh-Smith follows in the footsteps of scholar and traveller, Ibn Battutah. In Turkey, Tim watches an illegal whirling dervish ceremony.
In an effort to smash the west's monolithic view of Islam, Tim Mackintosh-Smith follows in the footsteps of 14th century Moroccan scholar Ibn Battutah, who covered 75,000 miles, 40 countries and three continents in a 30-year odyssey. In Turkey, Tim watches an illegal whirling dervish ceremony, and in the Taurus mountains he meets the last of the Turkoman nomads. He chats to Tatars in Crimea, while in Delhi he watches a Muslim magician performing the Indian rope trick.
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Tue 5 Aug 2008
23:55
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Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Tim Mackintosh-Smith |
Broadcasts
- Thu 20 Sep 2007 21:00
- Fri 21 Sep 2007 02:20
- Tue 5 Aug 2008 23:55