Monks in Failaka Island: Recent Discoveries at al-Qusur Monastery

Join us for a new lecture in the “Our Heritage” series titled: “Monks in Failaka Island: Recent Discoveries at al-Qusur Monastery.” Presented by Dr. Julie Bonnéric from the French Research Centre in the Arabian Peninsula. The lecture highlights the ongoing discoveries at the al-Qusur site on Failaka Island, revealing an early monastic community, distinctive church architecture, and rare insights into daily life during the Umayyad and early Abbasid periods.