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Andalusia

Echoes of Al-Andalus: Harmonizing Morocco and Spain

By: Nissrine Bedda / Arab America Contributing Writer Around 13 kilometers apart lie the borders of Tangier, Morocco, and Sevilla, Spain—marking the gateway to Andalusian culture and the beginning of an extraordinary tale of exchange between East and West. The origins of Andalusi classical music trace back to the 9th century in the region of … Continued

Rewriting the Music Playbook: Harget Kart’s Art of Fusion

By: Yara Marei / Arab America Contributing Writer Imagine a band that takes the ordinary, lights it on fire, and from the ashes creates something extraordinary. This is Harget Kart—a name that, in the Arabic Jordanian dialect, means “to burn a photo card.” Just as their name suggests, Harget Kart has set the conventional boundaries … Continued

Tariq Ibn Ziyad: The Story of the Muslim Conquest of Andalusia

By Mehdi El Merini / Arab America Contributing Writer In the early 8th century, the Iberian Peninsula was on the brink of monumental change. The catalyst for this transformation was Tariq ibn Ziyad, a formidable Berber general whose actions led to the beginning of the Muslim conquest of Andalusia. This conquest would forever alter the … Continued

‘The Dove’s Lost Necklace,’ A Forgotten History of the Arab World

By: Adam Abdel-Qader / Arab America Contributing Writer  Introduction: The ‘Dove’s Lost Necklace’ is a captivating film that reflects a time in Arab history when peace, knowledge, and the pursuit of love were among some of the most priceless virtues within Arab culture. The film gives a vivid representation of the often-forgotten Arab civilization that … Continued

Cookbook of Baghdad: 10th century

By: Menal Elmaliki / Arab America Contributing Writer “The mere smell of cooking can evoke a whole civilization.” Fernand Braudel ‘Kitab al-Tabikh’ ‘Kitab al Tabikh’ is an old recipe book dating back to the early Middle Ages or dark ages. It was written in the 10th century on the “Cuisine of the Caliph of Baghdad,” and … Continued

Gaza Under the World

By: Ahmed Abu Sultan/Arab America Contributing Writer    Gaza, also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip. Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC, Gaza has been dominated by several different peoples and empires throughout its history. In Semitic languages, the meaning of the city name is fierce … Continued

How Spanish Replaced Andalusian?

      By: Ahmed Abu Sultan/Arab America Contributing Writer    Andalusia is the southern autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous, and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognized as historical nationality. However, this name stemmed from an Arabic origin centuries before the Christian … Continued

Romantic Moorish Andalusia is Reflected in Three of Its Cities

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Throughout the ranks of the traveling public in the Western world, the name Andalusia is synonymous with dark-haired beauties, flowers, splendid precessions, light-hearted gaiety, the halo of enchanted patios, and romance.  Visitors roaming that delightful par of Spain searching for these attributes will be able to find them in … Continued

Al-Andalus Express, a Cruise Ship on Wheels, Tours Andalusia

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “Do not speak to me about the court of Baghdad and its glittering magnificence; do not praise the splendour of Persia and China – for there is no land on earth more magnificent or richer than Al-Andalus.” So rhapsodized a 10th-century Arab poet living in medieval Arab Spain when … Continued

Malaga – Andalusia’s City of Gardens, Orchards and Moorish Charm

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The first time in the 1960s that I roamed the modern streets of Malaga, Queen of Costa del Sol, I was somewhat disappointed.  The stretches of towering structures, hectic commercial activities, heavy traffic and masses of hurrying individuals, many of them tourists gave the city a grim atmosphere.  However, … Continued

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