[TexKat]

That country is the lost Andalusia . Spain is an infidel country, but its economy is stronger than our economy because the ruler there is accountable. In our countries, there is no accountability or punishment but there is only obedience to the rulers and prayers of long life for them.

I don't know if you are anyone else did any research on this, if not here is some islamic background on Andalusia . Andalusia, Islamic Civilization

[StillProud2BeFree]

Thanks for the link. We studied this extensively in one of my Islamic history classes. There is a lot more to Islamic history in Europe than most people realize.

Islam came very cross to encompassing most of Europe before Charles Martel met the Muslims advance from Spain outside Loire at the Battle of Poitiers. The Moors are the descendents of the Spanish Muslims. The Spanish Inquisition basically has its roots in attempts by the church to rid the region of not just Jews but also Muslims.

There are many common words between Arabic and Spanish. For example, in Arabic CAT is Al Qato and in Spanish CAT is Al Gato.