Historic mosque-cathedral mired in cultural dispute
Al Jazeera America
Historic mosque-cathedral mired in cultural dispute
Inside Córdoba’s Mosque-Cathedral, a young woman in a headscarf is taking a hurried selfie in front of the monument’s Catholic altar. Just a few yards away, in the building’s Muslim section, some European tourists are admiring a set of Islamic arches. It’s a scene that is reminiscent of this southern Spanish city’s celebrated past, the kind of multiculturalism that made it a world-renowned symbol of knowledge and religious coexistence in medieval times.
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