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Mezquita and Hagia Sophia: two sacred symbols – culture wars belie their history
- nhchris 4y ago> Córdoba’s mosque-cathedral is an architectural expression of the complex, intricate history of Europe. And that, for some, is the problem. There has been a long campaign by the Catholic church to diminish the Islamic heritage of the building and to view it primarily as a Christian monument. What the author, Kenan Malik, calls a "complex, intricate history" and glosses over, consists of Spain, conquered and colonized by Muslims for seven centuries, and used as a source of slaves: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Spain#Slavery_in_Al-Andalus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Spain#Slavery_in_Al... Is it any wonder why the Spanish wouldn't want monuments on their soil to their former colonial masters and slavers?