The route of this voyage from Lisbon to Palermo takes us through territory that has been fought over and ruled by a succession of powers seeking to dominate the Western Mediterranean. Outposts of the Roman Empire along the North African coast share the land with Moorish castles and mosques of the 7th and 8th centuries, and although they were subsumed by later European conquests, both cultures remain a vibrant influence throughout Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and southern Spain. This same region also saw the rise of nationalism and radical Islam in the late 20th century and was the birthplace of the "Arab Spring" in the 2010s. Joining us as guest lecturer will be Jim Falk, retired president of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth and currently Program Chair of the Global Santa Fe Council. Keenly interested in the Middle East all of his life (Jim grew up in Tunisia), he has worked with the National Center for Policy Analysis and with the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.
Lowest cabin categories from $10,590 per person plus airfare
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