Ten figures. Ten moments when history tilted.
From the deserts of pre-Islamic Yemen to the final days of Muslim Granada, this book follows the individuals who stood at the fault lines of Arab history.
A fugitive prince who crossed North Africa alone and built an empire from exile.
A poet-king who opened his gates to an army and lost his throne forever.
A philosopher condemned at home whose ideas would outlive kingdoms.
This is not a survey. Not a textbook. Each chapter is a self-contained story, drawn from historical sources and written to be read in a single sitting.
