(July 13, 2014 at 11:22 pm)Ibn Kamal Wrote: Andalusia was one of the greatest periods of Islamic history, indeed it is a beacon in the history of mankind as a whole, because it was a source of knowledge on earth for many centuries, from which Europe learned all its lessons of civilization and civility. [...]
As a portuguese, I have seen some of the great architectonic marvels that the arabs left behind in the peninsula. Buildings attesting to their established presence and general acceptance.
However, had the peninsula remained muslim, I seriously doubt I would be able to be an atheist in this place. I may have not even come into existence! So, there's at least one good thing that came out of the "christian" conquest of the peninsula.
