<p>How did Islam first take root on Iranian soil?&nbsp;What did medieval Iran - or Persia - look like before and afterwards? How do those early encounters still echo through Iranian society today?&nbsp;</p><p>The roots of the present-day tensions in Iran are much deeper than just the last 47 years following the Islamic Revolution.&nbsp;To understand more, Matt Lewis is joined by Dr. Khodadad Rezakhani.</p><br><p><strong>MORE</strong></p><p><strong>Medieval Europe's Encounter with Islam</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/medieval-europes-encounter-with-islam/id1564113746?i=1000738662471&uo=4&itscg=30200&ls=1&mttnsubad=6442463604&at=1000l3ctA&itsct=podfollow_podcasts&ct=gone-medieval-eplink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MOefogCzPYZPh0zqYzsrd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Prophet Muhammad</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/prophet-muhammad/id1564113746?i=1000732984774&uo=4&itscg=30200&ls=1&mttnsubad=6442463604&at=1000l3ctA&itsct=podfollow_podcasts&ct=gone-medieval-eplink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1XD7MLfJdJeeqNQwXVlZ8t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. Audio editor is Tim Arstall, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>