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‘Stealing from the Saracens’ author, broadcaster and Middle Eastern specialist Diana Darke traces the Arab and Islamic roots of Europe’s architectural heritage in this illustrated talk.

We’re joined by our first return speaker, Paul Salveson FRSA, a historian and writer. His latest work, Lancastrians. Mills, Mines and Minarets: A New History, is a landmark new history of the great English county of Lancashire, exploring its people’s impact on Britain and beyond.

Dr. Garner discusses his new book, the rise of fascism, and what it means for the war in Ukraine. He will be in conversation with Joshua C. Huminski, the Director of the Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence & Global Affairs.

Writer and lecturer Kenan Malik talks to Stephen Bush, FT columnist and ex-New Statesman newsletter writer, about today’s heated debates on race, culture, whiteness and privilege.

Writer and activist Kenan Malik’s new book, Not So Black and White, offers “a history of race from white supremacy to identity politics.” He joins Camila Bassi to discuss the book’s themes.

The past few years have seen issues of race, culture and identity brought to the centre-ground of political and social debate. As these ideas remain contested, two writers have made subtle and compelling cases for a reassessment of the many assumptions that govern these discussions.