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Moors, the Muslim inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa. Morisco Revolt; Mozarabs, Christians under Islamic rule. Mozarabic language, the Romance language spoken in Al-Andalus. Mudéjar, Muslims under Christian rule; Muwallad, a Christian converted to Islam after the Islamic conquest; Persecution of Muslims; Philip III of Spain
The Sri Lankan government continues to identify the Muslims in Sri Lanka as "Sri Lankan Moors", sub-categorised into "Ceylon Moors" and "Indian Moors". [ 33 ] The Goan Muslims —a minority community who follow Islam in the western Indian coastal state of Goa —are commonly referred as Moir ( Konkani : मैर ) by Goan Catholics and Hindus .
This is a list of preserved or partly-preserved Moorish architecture in Spain and Portugal from the period of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula (known as al-Andalus) from the 8th to 15th centuries. The list is organized by geographic location.
Brian A. Catlos, Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain Hurst/Basic Books, 2018. Review: Nicola Clarke: "Abraham's Descendants in Love, Life and War". History Today Vol. 68/10, October 2018, pp. 98–99. López García, Bernabé and Planet Contreras, Ana I.: Islam in Spain Hunter, Shireen T. (ed.), Islam, Europe's Second Religion ...
The Moors who remained Muslims were known as Mudéjar. [12] Many of the Moriscos, in contrast, were devout in their new Christian faith, [ 13 ] and in Granada , many Moriscos even became Christian martyrs , and were killed by Muslims for refusing to renounce Christianity. [ 14 ]
The "Banner of the Moors", captured by the Christians during the battle Christian knights became locked in close-quarter combat, in which they were superior to the Almohads. Christian knights from the Order of Santiago breached the Almohad defense, inflicting heavy casualties and creating gaps that allowed for a potential spearhead.
The Moors and Christians of Alcoy (in Valencian Moros i Cristians d'Alcoi, in Spanish Moros y Cristianos de Alcoy) is a popular festival which takes place in the city of Alcoy in the Spanish Province of Alicante, including the representation of a historic conflict between Muslims and Christians.
While "Moors" has been used for centuries to reference Spanish Muslims, today however, the discussion of "Moorishness" is often approached with care. The term has been radicalized historically in Spain to signify the Other and exoticize the Muslim population. [ 4 ]