With an absorbing crash course in the history of Islam, Rabbi Wein paints the backdrop for the rise of this 10th century Moslem leader whose affinity for the Jewish people allowed them to live in peace and prosperity. With the Jew Chisdai ibn Shaprut as his personal advisor, these two powerful men lay the foundation for centuries of peaceful Moslem-Jewish relations in Spain. In our present times, when relations with the Islamic world is uppermost on everyone’s mind, this lecture lays bare some basic facts about moderate and radical Islam.