This dark period of history lasted for more than 300 years. Our world has much to learn from Muslim Spain. Civilisation flourishes in an atmosphere of tolerance and acceptance of others and ...

Seven years later, their conquests had birthed the Muslim kingdom of al-Andalus ... He takes us through the history of al-Andalus, from its inception and expansion through to its dramatic downfall.

IN THE hills of central Spain is the pretty pink town of Albarracín. With medieval walls and the remains of castles, it’s ...

At the westernmost limits of the Islamic world, Muslim Spain was also undergoing a period ... by Bridgeman/ACI A specialist in Islamic History, Víctor Pallejà de Bustinza is an Associate ...

It's also the birthplace of Abbas Ibn Firnas, the Muslim poet ... which details the history of olive oil, from its introduction to Spain by the Phoenicians – who brought it from what is now ...