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Rageh Omaar in Toledo, Spain
  AN ISLAMIC HISTORY OF EUROPE
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In this 90-minute documentary, Rageh Omaar uncovers the hidden story of Europe's Islamic past and looks back to a golden age when European civilisation was enriched by Islamic learning.

Rageh travels across medieval Muslim Europe to reveal the vibrant civilisation that Muslims brought to the West.

This evocative film brings to life a time when emirs and caliphs dominated Spain and Sicily and Islamic scholarship swept into the major cities of Europe.

His journey reveals the debt owed to Islam for its vital contribution to the European Renaissance.

 
 
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IN PICTURES
The Alhambra and other places Rageh visits
Detail in the Alhambra, Granada

 

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A Brief History of Islamic Spain
From 711 to 1492

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Al-Andalus
A history of Muslim conquered southern Spain

Muslim Heritage
Detailed history of the Muslim world

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