But what makes the history of Islam in Spain read, as W. Somerset Maugham writes in “The Land of the Blessed Virgin: Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia” (1905), “far more like romance ...

Córdoba's stunning mosque-cathedral showcases Spain's Muslim heritage. Christian forces captured the Umayyad capital in 1236, but left its glorious house of worship largely untouched when ...

Yet, history weighed on us, too. ... But the coexistence of Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Spain was, in fact, never free of tensions. Long before July 31, 1492, ...

Björn Ironside and Hastein led a daring Viking expedition into the heart of Muslim Spain, targeting the wealthy lands of al-Andalus. This documentary explores the bold raid on the Iberian Peninsula ...

The Jewish community in Medieval Muslim Spain, particularly in Cordoba, ... Thousands fled to North Africa, both Jews and Arab Muslims. This dark period of history lasted for more than 300 years.

Discover the dramatic history of al-Andalus, from its rapid rise to its eventual fall. Show more In 711 an Arab and Berber army crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and invaded the Iberian Peninsula.