The Spanish mosque will be the first Islamic masterpiece included in the syllabus. The change was voted on in spring 2023, and a shortened version of the unit was first taught this past summer at the ...

Inevitably, it made its way across the Islamic world to Moorish Spain. “There was one very interesting artist who came from Baghdad called Ziliap,” El Amir says. “(He) was sent to Cordoba to ...

Inevitably, it made its way across the Islamic world to Moorish Spain. “There was one very interesting artist who came from Baghdad called Ziliap,” El Amir says. “(He) was sent to Cordoba to ...

AMMAN — "I've made up a word Islamesque as a direct challenge to the concept of Romanesque because Romanesque architecture is what in European art history comes before Gothic, " said Diana Darke at ...

Unesco described it as "an irreplaceable testimony of the Caliphate of Córdoba and […]the most emblematic monument of Islamic religious architecture." It was also seen as a reflection of the ...

Islam in Europe isn’t recent at all ... She offers private tours in Cordoba on ToursByLocals. Offering stunning views, complete privacy and a rich history, the hotel is conveniently near ...

A wonder of the medieval world, the mosque is remarkably well-preserved, giving visitors a chance to appreciate Islamic Cordoba and the glory days of Muslim rule. Grand gates lead to an outdoor ...

Approaching the guard at Cordoba’s majestic once-a-mosque, now-a-cathedral, Escudero posed the question: May I say Muslim prayers inside? The slightly startled Spanish guard gave an emphatic no.

In a series about key thinkers and achievements from the Islamic Golden Age, writer Kamila Shamsie explores the life of Lubna of Cordoba, an intellectual from the tenth century. Show more The ...