Sicily

The Islamic Emirate of Sicily

August 9, 2021

By Christian Jimenez

By Contributing Arab America author / Christian Jimenez When people think of Islamic powers in Europe, most think of the empires of Al-Andalus in Iberia and the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans and Hungry, but did you know that there was an Islamic and Arabic influence on the Italian island of Sicily? The Aghlabids and … Continued

VIDEO: Arab influence remains in Palermo street food

January 12, 2017

By Arab America

Al Jazeera Palermo, the capital of the Italian island of Sicily, at the heart of the Mediterranean, has been a crossroads between cultures for centuries and continues to do so today. Sicily is one of the southern-most points of Europe and the different conquerors and cultures which reigned there have all left a mark – … Continued

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