麻豆社

Use 麻豆社.com or the new 麻豆社 App to listen to 麻豆社 podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Episode details

World Service,04 Jan 1989,28 mins

Middle East

Monarchs

Available for over a year

How the monarchies of the Middle East have evolved. The Jordanian monarchy's constitutional and accessible aspirations were created following the break up of the Ottoman Empire, while the Saudi Arabian royal family has a complex rotating style of rule which aims to act as guardian of two of Islam's main religious sites. Picture: Map showing the Middle East, Credit: Thinkstock

Programme Website
More episodes