A Muslim stronghold for about 200 years between the ninth and 11th centuries, Sicily bears the marks of Islamic history. By Savin Mattozzi for Aljazeera Published On 13 May 2019 Palermo, […]
David Tresilian , Tuesday 9 May 2023 David Tresilian reports on a trip to the Mediterranean island of Sicily, once part of the mediaeval Fatimid Caliphate and still retaining traces of […]
From his base in an ancient villa built for an emir, the historian seeks out the legacy of the island’s Arab rulers William Dalrymple JANUARY 9 2021 On the far […]
Evident in its cuisine, places of worship, language and culture, this Italian island boasts Arab DNA By Stefania D’Ignoti in Catania, for Middle East Eye On a late summer evening […]
THE HISTORY OF SICILY As-Salamu ‘Alaykum would have been a common greeting in Sicily a thousand years ago. Why? Because from 827 to 1061, Sicily was under Arab rule. It was […]
craigconsidinetcd.com: I sometimes think about the glories of “Islamic Spain,” or Al-Andalus. Starting around 711 and ending in 1492, Muslim rulers maintained a spirit of convivencia, a Spanish term meaning “living in […]
Sicilian Peoples: The Arabs by L. Mendola and V. Salerno Magazine Index Best of Sicily Arts & Culture Fashion Food & Wine History & Society About Us Travel Faqs Contact Map of Sicily The Peoples of Sicily: A Multicultural Legacy. Full of Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Germans and Jews, the most […]
by: Salah Zaimeche Sicily under Islamic rule brought people from all over the mediteranean in a rich diverse and enlightened community including a far reaching freedom of religion. Extracted from the full article: Sicily by Salah Zaimeche Control of Sicily implied a major role in the affairs of the Mediterranean world, and […]
Regarding the topic of Islam on the European continent, the focus is usually exclusively on the period of Muslim Spain, al-Andalus, that lasted from 711 to 1492 (with a Muslim minority population that remained until 1609) and the Ottoman Empire, which crossed from Anatolia into Southeastern Europe in the early […]
The Other Al-Andalus — When Muslims and Christians Flourished Side By Side in Sicily Source: The Huffington Post I sometimes think about the glories of “Islamic Spain,” or Al-Andalus. Starting […]