By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “Spare him a penny woman, For I cannot call to mind, A sadder fate for a human, Than to be in Granada blind.” So wrote the Mexican poet Icaza – these lines now inscribed on the walls of Alhambra, Granada’s renowned citadel. Making my way inland from the coast … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “There is no more beautiful city in the world than Granada. Not even Cairo, Baghdad or Damascus with their wealth and splendour can compare with Granada.” These words inscribed on the emblem of one of the last Arab royal families in Granada describe well this Moorish city at the … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer “There is no more beautiful city in the world than Granada. Not even Cairo, Baghdad or Damascus with their wealth and splendour can compare with Granada.” These words inscribed on the emblem of one of the last Arab royal families in Granada describe well this Moorish city at the end … Continued
A figure by a pool at the Alhambra by Henry Stanier Granada by Nizar Qabbani Translated by Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer After touring the Alhambra Palace in Granada with a beautiful Andalusian guide, the Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani wrote: At the entrance of Alhambra was our meeting, How sweet is a rendezvous not thought of before. … Continued
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