Posted on 08/24/2010 10:47:14 AM PDT by bt579
Just an aside, but few Americans know that the first nation to recognize the new nation of the United States of America, was the Kingdom of Morrocco.
I’ve been to the El Alhambra more than once and own a couple histories of that palace/fortress. It is an interesting edifice and has a sad and very bloody past.
One Moorish prince, upon becoming king, ordered all the other princes gathered in the Court of the Lions. There they were all slaughtered at his command. I have to say that the Saud’s of Arabia seem to have averted that type of travesty, but it isn’t unknown in Middle Eastern history.
By the way, the whole movement to establish this mosque was undertaken by a Scottish convert to Islam named Ian Dallas.
Whar B.S. The Mosque has been a Cathedral for ages..It’s a must see site if you are anywhere near there. This article is foolish.
From the article:
“It will act as a vocal point for the Islamic revival in Europe.”
A VOCAL point....?
BUMP
I certainly hope so. I wish Barak Hussein would admit to being a Muslim and Michelle would start wearing a burka.
Is it still an active mosque, or has it been turned into a museum like Haiga Sofia in Istanbul?
Not to pick nits, but it isn’t a mosque anymore.
It’s a Catholic church, a cathedral in fact, the seat of the bishop of Cordoba. Currently known as the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.
I’ve always wanted to see it, myself. Definately on the bucket list.
Millions of people of all races and creeds, visit mosques, cathedrals, shrines, temples, etc, each year. It’s not called paying homage, it’s called looking at historic sites.
He probably says something similar about the cathedral, too.
I’d still like to see the place, preferably before the reconstitution of Al-Andalus into the restored Caliphate.
As an aside, when I was in Paris a while back with my adult daughter, we were talking about the Cathedral of Notre Dame du Paris. There was a long line to get in, and we were debating whether it was worth waiting. We decided to wait. I remember thinking at the time that I would never gaze upon it once the minarets are erected, so I’d best take the opportunity while I had it.
I envy the fact that you saw Notre Dame du Paris. Even though it is wrong to envy. You have been fortunate, my friend.
Traitorous, dangerous twosome!
But then so where the Clintons!
The way the lioness lady dresses, she should have been whipped with tender cane shoots according to custom.
Did she visit any churches?
Now that I think about it, the tour was conducted when there were no services or prayer. I guess that makes sense though. Would you like a bunch of tourists stomping through your house of worship during services? Plus with all the quiet, you could really take in the marvelous architecture...how ornate and elaborate it was. We had a guide who pointed out different facets of the mosque and explained the historical and religious significance of each. It was really interesting.
It isn't unknown in any history. Ancient history is full of such stories, as is Chinese. And apart from scale, it's not unknown in European history, either. Richard III had the two young princes killed, for example.
“... it’s not unknown in European history, either. Richard III had the two young princes killed, for example.”
During modern European history (1800 a.d. to the present) it has been rare to the point of non-existent. The Middle East is a whole other situation.
When a father has the authority under Sharia to kill his wife or children, or the political authorities can mandate the public murders of non-Muslims, how in Hell can anyone expect governments there to be ethical in its treatment of anyone? It is difficult to trust others for any reason in that area due to the existing cultural and/or religous environment. It is one of the reasons businesses aren’t attracted to certain nations in that area, and the result is underemployment in many regions of the Middle East.
Not for nothing is that geopgraphical area known to historians as the “Graveyard of Empires”.
Well, the whole idea of monarchies with multiple claimants pretty much faded out in Europe by that time, but if you allow the murder of one's political rivals after winning out in a power struggle to count, all I can say is go tell it to Trotsky.
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