a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:38:"How did Ibn Jubayr do Hajj in 1183 CE?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:71:"https://www.islamicity.org/55884/how-did-ibn-jubayr-do-hajj-in-1183-ce/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:34:"Daniel Grammatico And Louis Werner";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:74:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ibn-jubayr-map.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"muslim spain|/topics/muslim-spain";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 16 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"July 27, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:73:"Daniel Grammatico And Louis Werner|/by/daniel-grammatico-and-louis-werner";s:5:"theID";i:55884;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"15 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"According to later chroniclers, if they can be believed, the adventure of Ibn Jubayr, one of the most illustrious rahhala, or travelers, from Al-Andalus to destinations throughout......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:38:"How did Ibn Jubayr do Hajj in 1183 CE?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:24:"Muslim Conquest of Spain";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/11535/muslim-conquest-of-spain/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Firas Alkhateeb";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/iStock-491727887.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"history|/topics/history";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 13 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:36:"May 1, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Firas Alkhateeb|/by/firas-alkhateeb";s:5:"theID";i:11535;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:128:"Few wars in Islamic history have been as decisive or as influential as the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in the 710s.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:24:"Muslim Conquest of Spain";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:30:"Did Islam Spread by the Sword?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/11479/did-islam-spread-by-the-sword/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Firas Alkhateeb";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/iStock-512700348.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"syria|/topics/syria";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 31 2022";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 20, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Firas Alkhateeb|/by/firas-alkhateeb";s:5:"theID";i:11479;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"14 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"It’s a common accusation made against Muslims and Islam in general: “The only reason Islam is a world religion is because it spread by the sword.” It’s a favorite remark of......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:30:"Did Islam Spread by the Sword?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:64:"Last Muslim King in Spain: 'These are the Keys of this Paradise'";s:12:"thePermalink";s:95:"https://www.islamicity.org/18797/last-muslim-king-in-spain-these-are-the-keys-of-this-paradise/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Elizabeth Drayson";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:96:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/La_Rendicion_de_Granada_-_Pradilla-LR.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"al-andalus|/topics/al-andalus";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Aug 1 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"March 3, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:39:"Elizabeth Drayson|/by/elizabeth-drayson";s:5:"theID";i:18797;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"3 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:98:"It was the moment which set Spain on a course to become the greatest power in early modern Europe.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:64:"Last Muslim King in Spain: 'These are the Keys of this Paradise'";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:18:"The Scientist Pope";s:12:"thePermalink";s:52:"https://www.islamicity.org/77972/the-scientist-pope/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Nancy Marie Brown";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/MZhc07vB6aM/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZhc07vB6aM";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Featured|/explore/featured";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"muslim scientists|/topics/muslim-scientists";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 1 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 29, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:39:"Nancy Marie Brown|/by/nancy-marie-brown";s:5:"theID";i:77972;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Did you know that the Pope in the year 1000 was the leading mathematician and astronomer of his day? Did you also know that he was the first mathematician in the Christian West kno......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:18:"The Scientist Pope";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:14:"Islam in Spain";s:12:"thePermalink";s:47:"https://www.islamicity.org/5561/islam-in-spain/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Peter C. Speers";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:78:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Cordoba-mosque-isp.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"muslim spain|/topics/muslim-spain";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 10 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 21, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:34:"Peter C. Speers|/by/peter-c-speers";s:5:"theID";i:5561;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:328:"The Muslims in Spain had begun to focus their whole attention on what they called al-Andalus, southern Spain (Andalusia), and to build there a civilization far superior to anything Spain had ever known. Reigning with wisdom and justice, they treated Christians and Jews with tolerance, with the result that many embraced Islam. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:14:"Islam in Spain";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"Science and Scholarship in Al-Andalus";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/5580/science-and-scholarship-in-al-andalus/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Peter C. Speers";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/iStock-471442753.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"islam and science|/topics/islam-and-science";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Oct 3 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 22, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:34:"Peter C. Speers|/by/peter-c-speers";s:5:"theID";i:5580;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"13 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:275:"In the first century of Islamic rule in Spain the culture was largely derived from that of the flourishing civilization being developed by the Abbasids in Baghdad. But then, during the reign of Abd al-Rahman III (912-961), Islamic Spain began to make its own contributions. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:"Science and Scholarship in Al-Andalus";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:44:"The Story of the Final Days of Islamic Spain";s:12:"thePermalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/61238/the-story-of-the-final-days-of-islamic-spain/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Flash Point History";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/wDVit5EB6Ag/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDVit5EB6Ag";s:11:"theCategory";s:22:"Europe|/explore/europe";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"al-andalus|/topics/al-andalus";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 15 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:43:"September 15, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:47:"Flash Point History|/source/flash-point-history";s:5:"theID";i:61238;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"46 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:106:"The days of the Caliphate of Cordoba, which once held supremacy over the Iberian Peninsula, are long over.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:44:"The Story of the Final Days of Islamic Spain";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"A Beginner's Guide To Andalusi Calligraphy";s:12:"thePermalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/9212/a-beginners-guide-to-andalusi-calligraphy/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Zakariyya Whiteman";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:79:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AndalusiCalligraphy1.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:41:"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gc_fn-7M0S4";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"calligraphy|/topics/calligraphy";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jul 8 2019";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 12, 2015 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Zakariyya Whiteman|/by/zakariyya-whiteman";s:5:"theID";i:9212;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"You might have heard of al-Andalus, that 800 year period of Islamic Spain where the arts and sciences flourished beyond the wildest imaginations of the time, but have you ever wond......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"A Beginner's Guide To Andalusi Calligraphy";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"Alhambra Palace and the River of Paradise";s:12:"thePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/11226/alhambra-palace-and-the-river-of-paradise/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Rabah Saoud";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AdobeStock_133433659.jpeg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"alhambra palace|/topics/alhambra-palace";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 17 2019";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 10, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Rabah Saoud|/by/rabah-saoud";s:5:"theID";i:11226;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:65:" The palace is an architectural masterpiece in every term.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"Alhambra Palace and the River of Paradise";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Lessons from the Golden Era of Andalusia";s:12:"thePermalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/16417/lessons-from-the-golden-era-of-andalusia/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Al Jazeera";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:22:"Europe|/explore/europe";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"history|/topics/history";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Aug 3 2018";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"August 3, 2018 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Al Jazeera|/source/al-jazeera";s:5:"theID";i:16417;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"44 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:176:"Every civilization stamps its own mark on history - but the Islamic period of rule over the Iberian peninsula has many features which are not often widely known or appreciated.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Lessons from the Golden Era of Andalusia";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:31:"Ibn Khaldun: His Life and Works";s:12:"thePermalink";s:64:"https://www.islamicity.org/15548/ibn-khaldun-his-life-and-works/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Muhammad Hozien";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:70:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Ibn_Khaldun.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"muslim scientists|/topics/muslim-scientists";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 27 2018";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"May 28, 2018 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Muhammad Hozien|/by/muhammad-hozien";s:5:"theID";i:15548;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"40 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"1. General biography of Ibn Khaldūn 1.1. Childhood and early years He is ‘Abd al-Raḥmān...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:31:"Ibn Khaldun: His Life and Works";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:50:"What can Andalusia teach us about living together?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/14364/what-can-andalusia-teach-us-about-living-together/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Akbar Ahmed";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:73:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cordoba-mosque.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"al-andalus|/topics/al-andalus";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 25 2018";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 23, 2018 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Akbar Ahmed|/by/akbar-ahmed";s:5:"theID";i:14364;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"17 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:66:"“The loss of Andalusia is like losing part of my body,” H.R.H.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:50:"What can Andalusia teach us about living together?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"How African Muslims "Civilized Spain"";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/11402/how-african-muslims-civilized-spain/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Garikai Chengu";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:87:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/iStock-467514020_4000x2666px.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:22:"Africa|/explore/africa";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"muslim spain|/topics/muslim-spain";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 22 2018";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"April 9, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Garikai Chengu|/by/garikai-chengu";s:5:"theID";i:11402;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"January 1492 marks the end of nearly 700 years of African Muslim rule over Spain, Portugal and Southern France. Four hundred and eight years ago today King Phillip III of Spain ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:"How African Muslims "Civilized Spain"";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"What If the Arabian Empire Reunited Today?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/12507/what-if-the-arabian-empire-reunited-today/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Real Life Lore";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Featured|/explore/featured";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"history|/topics/history";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 18 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"July 18, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Real Life Lore|/source/real-life-lore";s:5:"theID";i:12507;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:80:"The Arabian Empire once extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the border of India.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"What If the Arabian Empire Reunited Today?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:66:"Travelers of Al-Andalus: Abu Hamid Al-Garnati’s World of Wonders";s:12:"thePermalink";s:96:"https://www.islamicity.org/11132/travelers-of-al-andalus-abu-hamid-al-garnatis-world-of-wonders/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Ingrid Escanilla+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Travelers-of-Al-Andalus-II.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:22:"Africa|/explore/africa";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"al-andalus|/topics/al-andalus";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 28 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 23, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:40:"Ingrid Escanilla+..|/by/ingrid-escanilla";s:5:"theID";i:11132;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"15 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Suleiman ibn Rabi al-Qaysi, known more conveniently to posterity as Abu Hamid Al-Garnati and so named after his hometown of Granada (“Garnata”), ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:66:"Travelers of Al-Andalus: Abu Hamid Al-Garnati’s World of Wonders";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Arab Memories in Portugal";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/7599/arab-memories-in-portugal/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Habeeb Salloum+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:72:"/global/images/photo/Places/Lisbon[600x382].JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"muslim spain|/topics/muslim-spain";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 3 2015";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 29, 2001 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:36:"Habeeb Salloum+..|/by/habeeb-salloum";s:5:"theID";i:7599;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:238:"The Arab introduction of new agricultural technology, and the Arabs' plain hard work, made Arab Portugal prosper. To this day, the common Portuguese verb mourejar means "to work like a Moor," and it implies unusual diligence and tenacity.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"Arab Memories in Portugal";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Granada's New Convivencia";s:12:"thePermalink";s:57:"https://www.islamicity.org/3244/granadas-new-convivencia/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Tor Eigeland";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:79:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/cordoba__1024x591.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"al-andalus|/topics/al-andalus";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 23 2008";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 23, 2008";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Tor Eigeland|/by/tor-eigeland";s:5:"theID";i:3244;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"19 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:172:"My favorite spot in all of Andalusia is along the Caliphate Route. It's a mirador, or scenic overlook, atop a hill near a village called Moclin in the Montes de Granada. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"Granada's New Convivencia";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:77:"Spain's New Muslims; Converts have become the agreeable face of Spanish Islam";s:12:"thePermalink";s:108:"https://www.islamicity.org/7728/spains-new-muslims-converts-have-become-the-agreeable-face-of-spanish-islam/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Geoff Pingree+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/spaininmosque__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"al-andalus|/topics/al-andalus";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 15 2007";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 14, 2007 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:34:"Geoff Pingree+..|/by/geoff-pingree";s:5:"theID";i:7728;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"21 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:300:"Urging international efforts to foster understanding between Muslim and non-Muslim countries as a defense against international terrorism, Zapatero began his address by calling himself the leader of an "ancient and diverse country, with different languages, different traditions, different cultures."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:77:"Spain's New Muslims; Converts have become the agreeable face of Spanish Islam";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"Formulate a "new al-Andalus"";s:12:"thePermalink";s:59:"https://www.islamicity.org/1717/formulate-a-new-al-andalus/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Munir Shaikh";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/andalucia__1024x585.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"al-andalus|/topics/al-andalus";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Mar 1 2002";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"March 1, 2002";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Munir Shaikh|/by/munir-shaikh";s:5:"theID";i:1717;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:268:"Some consider al-Andalus (Islamic Spain), with its rugged peaks and plush river valleys and endless expanse of olive groves and fruit orchards, to have been paradise lost. For others it was a high point of Muslim achievement in the sciences, philosophy, and the arts. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"Formulate a "new al-Andalus"";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:83:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=al-andalus";}