CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Before it was home to Spain and Portugal, much of the Iberian Peninsula was ruled by a succession of Islamic dynasties for almost 800 years during the Middle Ages. Known as ...

The exact location of Madinat al-Zahira, the short-lived administrative capital built by Almanzor in the late 10th century as a symbol of his power and a direct rival to Madinat al-Zahra (Madinat ...

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The genesis for my book on the Islamic period on the Iberian Peninsula was a walk that my wife Veronica and I took in the hills near Estepona (in Málaga Province, Andalucía) some years ago. We made ...

The international conference on the legacy and civilisation of Al Andalus will highlight the need to strengthen the relations between the Islamic world and Spain positively. Titled ‘The Andalusian ...

The swift conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by the Umayyad Caliphate, taking advantage of the Visigothic kingdom’s succession civil war, cannot be explained so much by the strength of those troops, ...

AL-ANDALUS! THE TREASURES OF MOORISH SPAIN & PORTUGAL. A day of programme exploring the music and culture of Al-Andalus - the 800 year period of Muslim rule in Spain and Portugal which ended in 1492.

Al-Andalus was the 800-year period of Muslim rule in Spain, ending in 1492. Andrew Hussey journeys through Spain, searching for its legacy today in politics, art and architecture. Show more Professor ...