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Overcoming Prejudice: The Daily Battle (Part I)
Let’s face it, we all struggle with prejudice at some level. We tend to pre-judge people and form opinions about them based on our limited knowledge. For some, it is mild prejudice due to no real...
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Islam in Spain: View of the Past (Part 1) – Córdoba, Spain
What do Muslims in Europe think about the past? I have Muslim friends who have commented on the glory of times past when Islam ruled Al-Andalus (today it is called Andalusia) in southern Spain. How...
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Islam in Spain: View of the Past (Part 2) – The Alhambra
In this series we are looking at learning from the Islamic history in order to better understand the European Muslims today. At the height of their rule they were a magnate of civilization and culture....
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Islam in Spain: View of the Past (Part 3) – Sevilla, Spain
This is the third part to our series on Islam in Spain. We are trying to get a picture of how European Muslims view the past. Sevilla, Spain was one of the great cities under the Muslims, but also...
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Islam in Spain: View of the Past (Part 4) – Toledo, Spain
We are continuing our series of Islam and it’s influence in Spain. Before the Muslims, Toledo, Spain was the capital of the Visigoths. During Islamic rule, Toledo was also known for it’s tolerance and...
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Try It, You’ll Like It
The other day while I was sitting with a Spanish guy, he insisted he didn’t like the Moroccan mint tea. I asked him why wouldn’t you like it? I am a bit prejudice towards it, since I have lot’s of......
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Did Jesus Lie? Or Did Something Get Lost in the Translation?
“Did Jesus ever lie?” My Lebanese friend was asking a Muslim man he had just met the other day here in Madrid. The Muslim responded, “Yes!” My Lebanese friend was shocked. This is not the normal...
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Do You Really Need to Eat Everything on Your Plate? What if You Don’t Like...
Eat what it is put before you! Clean your plate! This is the idea that many have when they are invited to eat at someone else’s house. This is the polite thing to do. Yet when you visit an Arab... Read...
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How Many Words Don’t Translate in Another Language?
When we talk with friends who are bilingual, sometimes we insert a word from the other language into the conversation that expresses a thought or idea succinctly. For example if we are speaking in...
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Are Africans Trapped in Spain Due to Shame?
I sat and drank coffee with a West African the other day. He is an actor, a very charismatic guy with short dreadlocks who has an effervescent smile. He speaks Arabic, French and he has really good...
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