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Fraxinetum. An Arab settlement in Southern France, Italy and Switzerland more than 1000 years ago

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Fraxinetum or Fraxinet (Arabic: فرخشنيط, romanized: Farakhshanīt or فرخشة Farakhsha, from Latin fraxinus: “ash tree“, fraxinetum: “ash forest”) was the site of a Muslim fortress in Provence between about 887 and 972. It is identified with […]

Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe

by Emily GrebleNew York: Oxford University Press, 2021. 354 pp. $35. Reviewed by Daniel PipesMiddle East Forum Middle East QuarterlySummer 2022 https://www.facebook.com/v2.6/plugins/share_button.php?app_id=172525162793917&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df103000261b5734%26domain%3Dwww.meforum.org%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.meforum.org%252Ff304982bc455498%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=0&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meforum.org%2F63285%2Fmuslims-and-the-making-of-modern-europe&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joeyhttps://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.d7fc2fc075c61f6fa34d79a0cbbf1e34.en.html#dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meforum.org%2F63285%2Fmuslims-and-the-making-of-modern-europe&size=m&text=Review%20of%20Muslims%20and%20the%20Making%20of%20Modern%20Europe&time=1655816278835&type=share&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meforum.org%2F63285%2Fmuslims-and-the-making-of-modern-europe%23.YrHAVO2XIZc.twitterShare5 Arguing against conventional thinking, Greble asserts, “Southeastern Europe was […]