The Muslim European GAVIN JOHN محمد جبريل SEP 27 Excerpts: Abu Al Walid Muhammad ibn Rushd, better known in the West as Averroes, certainly embodies the synthesis of the Islamic tradition and philosophical contemplation. He was born in Cordoba in 1126. He arrived at a time when the Islamic world was deeply entrenched within the intellectual inheritance of Greece. He…
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Convivencia Is Coming: “We Can Override These Little Bumps in History”
Convivencia interview #4 with Abu Isa in Cordoba We’re here at the Grand Mosque in Córdoba with Abu Isa talking about convivencia. Abu Isa, do you think that convivencia—good relationships between different groups such as Jews, Christians, and Muslims—is possible in today’s world? 100% and absolutely. I think we are stronger together and we can learn from each other. And…
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