Dorchester Literary Festival
October 20, 2025
At the heart of the Middle East, with its regional conflicts and proxy wars, is a 1400-year-old schism between Sunni and Shia. To understand this divide and its modern resonances, we need to revisit its origins.. In conversation with Allan Mallinson, Barnaby Rogerson will be talking about his latest book - The House Divided which looks at the first caliphates and the medieval empires forged by Arabs, Persians and Turks, to the contemporary Middle East. The House Divided is a book of wide-ranging empathy, understanding and insights. For more information, click here.