Discussion Guides
Click here for a book discussion guide and study questions for Leo Africanus.
Related Area Events and Resources
The Center for Middle East and North African Studies webpage for the theme semester
UMS Arab World Music Festival Series
Other Books Under Consideration: 2005
The following books were also under consideration for this year's Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads.
Karen Armstrong, Islam: A Short History. New York: Modern Library, 2002.
Maria Rosa Menocal, The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain. Boston: Little Brown, 2002.
For information on the real Leo Africanus and his travels, visit www.leoafricanus.com