About this episode

Marc David Baer discusses his book on the historical connections between Muslims and Jews.

Marc David Baer speaks to EI’s Paul Lay about his new book 'Children of Abraham: The Story of Jewish-Muslim Relations', and the deep historical connection between two faiths, bound by common roots. Image: Tiles at Ali Ben Youssef Medersa in Marrakech, Morocco. Credit: Stelios Michael.

People in this episode

Host: Paul Lay

Guest: Marc David Baer

Topics covered

• Jewish-Muslim relations
• historical connections
• faith
• cultural heritage
• religion

Keywords

• Muslims
• Jews
• historical connection
• faith
• Abraham
• relations
• cultural heritage

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Children of Abraham: The Story of Jewish-Muslim Relations

Places: Marrakech, Morocco

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