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Accessible healthcare: A very Islamic concept
For centuries Muslims have been at the helm of medicinal and scientific advancements. Arabs have made significant contributions in this field, but so too did many other Muslims including those is Andalusia. Indeed, it is worth noting that the first public hospitals arose in Islamic cultures.
Cervantes’ Muslim connection
The father of Spanish literature, Cervantes (b.1547) is said to have based aspects of his famous book, ‘Don Quixote’ on Moorish figures and culture. He was after all writing at a time when the legacy of Moorish rule was still very obvious. It would have been virtually impossible for Cervantes to ignore such a prominent influence of Muslim culture and not draw on it for inspiration.
The Mosque of Cordoba
Indian Muslim Poet and Philosopher, Allama Iqbal visited ‘what was’ the Córdoba Mosque in 1931-32 (now a cathedral), and he was blown away by its magnificence. It evoked for him strong emotions as he saw it as a landmark of Islam.
A female-led whirling dervish group based in Afghanistan, is reclaiming the country’s deep-rooted Sufi heritage.