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A bronze bust of Abd al-Rahman III, the first Caliph of Córdoba, was unveiled in June 2016 in the small Spanish town of Cadrete near Zaragoza in Aragon. Three years later, it was removed by the right-wing new local government. The removal prompted debate on how Spain should interpret the legacy of Al-Andalus, the Muslim realms of the Middle Ages.
Abd al-Rahman was the son of Mu'awiya, son of Hisham, son of Abd al-Malik, according to Abd el-Wahid Merrakechi when reciting his ancestry. [34] Abd al-Rahman's mother was a member of the Nafza Berbers with whom he found refuge after the murder of his family in 750. [35] Abd al-Rahman married a Spanish Sephardi woman named Hulal.
1976 Stone and marble Statues Damascus – Al Shaab Gallery; 1979 Big Stone Statues expo – Aleppo Al Sabil public garden; 1979 Exhibiting 6 huge statues of stone – Damascus National Museum garden; 1980 Collection of small bronze statues – Damascus Al Shaab Gallery; 1981 Collection of small bronze statues – Rome Potico di Guadri Gallery
Emir Abd Al-Rahman made his way through Gascony and Aquitaine, according to one unidentified Arab, "That army went through all places like a desolating storm," [citation needed] sacking and capturing the city of Bordeaux, after defeating Duke Odo of Aquitaine in battle outside the city, and then again defeating a second army of Duke Odo at the ...
Friday mosque of Madinat al-Zahra, a vast, fortified palace-city begun in 936 by Abd al-Rahman III. [127] The city's mosque was inaugurated in 941–942. [126] [128] The complex was plundered & destroyed during the civil war that ended the Caliphate of Córdoba in the early 11th century. [127] A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2018. [129]
A controversial statue by Pakistani-American sculptor Shahzia Sikander has been beheaded at the University of Houston. ‘Show the violated work’: Artist requests beheaded sculpture remains on ...
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Thaalibia Cemetery (Arabic: المقبرة الثعالبية) or Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi Cemetery (Arabic: مقبرة سيدي عبد الرحمان الثعالبي) is a cemetery in the Casbah of Algiers in the commune of the Casbah of Algiers. The name "Thaalibia" is related to Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi. [1]