The term Reconquista suggests a heroic reclaiming of lost Christian lands—but how accurate is that narrative? This video ...

For the past several years, I've been immersed in a history that does both. As one of the producers for an upcoming PBS documentary on the rise and fall of Islamic Spain, I've witnessed its ...

A chronology of key events: 1492 - The Christian Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon conquer the Emirate of Granada, ending nearly 800 years of Muslim rule in the south and founding modern Spain as a ...

Björn Ironside has become famous because of the TV show Vikings. In the ninth century, Björn and Hastein launched a daring ...

in which the play of light and shadow is reduced to a game of inches — considering the history of Islam in Spain. The interior of the Mezquita in Cordoba, Spain, built as a mosque in the eighth ...

At the height of the Spanish inquisition, King Phillip III ordered the expulsion of 300,000 Muslim Moriscos, which initiated one of the most brutal and tragic episodes in the history of Spain.

Spain was, and has always been ... and left”, either through their indolence or active attempts to conceal Islamic history. In reality, the legacy of Islam, and Moriscos themselves, never ...

the historical artifacts and cultural elements left by Muslims remain part of Spain's cultural heritage. "Spain, unlike its neighboring countries, keeps and conserves its history brilliantly ...

Majesty of two faithsThe artistic styles of Islam and Christianity are visible ... the site at the foot of the Sierra Morena in southern Spain. Legend has it that when Romans founded Córdoba ...