[159] MTSU Professor Emeritus Discusses Dynasty Among The Dunes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 22, 2009
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081, or WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800

MTSU PROFESSOR EMERITUS DISCUSSES DYNASTY AMONG THE DUNES
Dr. Ron Messier Probes the Almoravids’ Contributions on “MTSU on the Record”

(MURFREESBORO) -- Dr. Ron Messier, professor emeritus of history and former director of the MTSU Honors Program, will talk about his forthcoming book on the Almoravids at 7 a.m. this Sunday, Oct. 25, on “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
The Almoravids emerged from a nomadic life in the Sahara to establish a dynasty that encompassed almost all of the territory from the Senegal River in West Africa to the Ebro River in Spain. Their story is full of colorful characters, cultural development, military conquests, and historical import. Looming over it all is Abd Allah Ibn Yasin, the dynamic preacher who instilled in the Almoravids an appreciation for Islam on cultural, moral and political levels.
To hear last week’s program with Holocaust expert Dr. Gerhard L. Weinberg, go to http://frank.mtsu.edu/~proffice/podcast2009.html and click on “October 18, 2009.” For more information, contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.

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