Langara Community Lectures: Unprecedented

Thursday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m.

Kitsilano Branch, Vancouver · Free

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Topic: Shajar al-Durr: From Slave to Sultana of Egypt Speaker: Dr. Niall Christie, Instructor of History In May 1250, a former slave woman named Shajar al-Durr (“spray of pearls”) was elevated to the position of sultana (ruler) of Egypt. Even before then she had already become an influential figur

Presented by Vancouver Public Library

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