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Michelle Obama made dusk visit to Great Mosque of Granada during Spanish trip
Canada Free Press ^ | Judi Mc Leod

Posted on 08/24/2010 10:47:14 AM PDT by bt579

While President Barack Obama was “forcefully” endorsing the Ground Zero Mosque, Michelle Obama was paying homage with her presence to the Great Mosque at Granada, which overlooks what was once Islam’s most important outpost in Europe, the Alhambra palace in Granada.

There is no doubt about the influence of the Great Mosque of Granada overlooking Alhambra. One Spanish guidebook states that the Alhambra is to Granada what St.Peter’s is to Rome or St. Mark’s Square to Venice.

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To: Beelzebubba

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.


21 posted on 08/24/2010 11:15:22 AM PDT by SatinDoll (No Foreign Nationals as our President!)
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To: Diogenesis
More confused descriptions: the mosque in Granada does not "overlook" the Alhambra. The Alhambra is one of the highest points in the city - any terrain map will show that the Albaicin district is one of the lowest lying areas of Granada.

By the way, the whole movement to establish this mosque was undertaken by a Scottish convert to Islam named Ian Dallas.

22 posted on 08/24/2010 11:16:49 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: fatnotlazy
During my two semesters as a visiting prof at Marmara U. in Istanbul, I visited numerous mosques, both in Istanbul and elsewhere. I never could figure out the rules. Always I had to take my shoes off. In some cases I could enter while prayers were being said; in other cases no. Because if this uncertainty, I always went as part of a guided tour, so I wouldn't create an international incident.
23 posted on 08/24/2010 11:16:51 AM PDT by JoeFromSidney ( New book, RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY. More @ www.book-resistancetotyranny.com)
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To: montag813

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.


24 posted on 08/24/2010 11:17:23 AM PDT by the Real fifi
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To: bt579

From the article:

“It will act as a vocal point for the Islamic revival in Europe.”

A VOCAL point....?


25 posted on 08/24/2010 11:29:00 AM PDT by EggsAckley ( There's an Ethiopian in the fuel supply!)
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To: himno hero

BUMP


26 posted on 08/24/2010 11:37:38 AM PDT by B4Ranch (America was founded by MARKSMEN, not Marxists.s)
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To: American Quilter
Was she appropriately veiled?

I certainly hope so. I wish Barak Hussein would admit to being a Muslim and Michelle would start wearing a burka.

27 posted on 08/24/2010 11:41:19 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government)
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To: Beelzebubba

Is it still an active mosque, or has it been turned into a museum like Haiga Sofia in Istanbul?


28 posted on 08/24/2010 11:44:29 AM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: Beelzebubba

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.


29 posted on 08/24/2010 11:47:11 AM PDT by absalom01 (You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less.)
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To: absalom01
"“When we stand in the garden and look out at the Alhambra, we tell people what they see is not something built by Arabs but by the people of Granada—by their own forebears, who were Muslims and spoke Arabic,” said Malik Ruiz, a local engineer who is the president of the mosque and president of the Islamic Community in Spain."
30 posted on 08/24/2010 11:53:36 AM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife (Utopia is being foisted on Americans for their own good.-- J. Robert Smith)
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To: bt579

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.


31 posted on 08/24/2010 12:09:01 PM PDT by stuartcr (Nancy Pelosi-Super MILF.................................Moron I'd Like to Forget)
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To: Pan_Yans Wife

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.


32 posted on 08/24/2010 12:39:29 PM PDT by absalom01 (You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less.)
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To: absalom01

I envy the fact that you saw Notre Dame du Paris. Even though it is wrong to envy. You have been fortunate, my friend.


33 posted on 08/24/2010 12:41:44 PM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife (Utopia is being foisted on Americans for their own good.-- J. Robert Smith)
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To: bt579

Traitorous, dangerous twosome!

But then so where the Clintons!


34 posted on 08/24/2010 12:52:22 PM PDT by IbJensen ((Ps 109.8): "Let his days be few; and let another take his position.")
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To: bt579

The way the lioness lady dresses, she should have been whipped with tender cane shoots according to custom.


35 posted on 08/24/2010 12:52:23 PM PDT by hope_dies_last
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To: bt579

Did she visit any churches?


36 posted on 08/24/2010 1:14:23 PM PDT by Mr. K (Physically unable to proofreed (<---oops! see?))
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To: JoeFromSidney

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.


37 posted on 08/24/2010 1:33:55 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: SatinDoll
but it isn’t unknown in Middle Eastern history.

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.

38 posted on 08/24/2010 1:46:50 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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To: Bubba Ho-Tep

“... 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”.


39 posted on 08/24/2010 2:41:14 PM PDT by SatinDoll (No Foreign Nationals as our President!)
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To: SatinDoll
During modern European history (1800 a.d. to the present) it has been rare to the point of non-existent.

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.

40 posted on 08/24/2010 3:08:37 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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