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Last broadcast on Sun, 29 Nov 2009, 11:32 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
The Ka'aba is the Black Cube at the heart of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is the holiest shrine of Islam, encircled by millions of pilgrims every year, and tradition asserts it was built by Abraham on the foundations of the first house of Adam.
In Heart & Soul – The Black Cube, Navid Akhtar looks at the ways the Black Cube has intersected with Western culture, from the work of painters like the Russian constructivist Malevich, to our desire for simplified geometric buildings. He discovers connections between the rituals of the pilgrimage to Mecca and Western thought.
The Ka'aba at The Holy Mosque in Makkah, courtesy of Abdulrahman AlMutairi
Broadcasts
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Wed 25 Nov 200912:32
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Wed 25 Nov 200916:32
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Wed 25 Nov 200923:32
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Thu 26 Nov 200904:32
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Sat 28 Nov 200905:32
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Sun 29 Nov 200911:32
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