Spain, a land of diverse and captivating history, owes a significant part of its cultural tapestry to the Moors. Their lasting influence is evident in various facets of Spanish life. It spans from ...

The first conquistadors in the New World were instructed by the Spanish king to keep a lookout for mosques and Muslim “priests.” When Cortez conquered the Aztecs (1519-1521), he reported to his ...

Centuries-old Arab influences from across the strait can be seen in architecture, food and culture There is a way through Spain that is all horseshoe arches, keyhole windows and bronze doors carved in ...

On a cool, blue December afternoon in Córdoba, I sat at a busy sidewalk tapas cafe, drinking wine and nibbling on big, buttery local olives. Mellow sunlight shone against the low, whitewashed ...

An ancient Moorish invention could protect Spain from a future of severe droughts. The irrigation channels run through 15,000 miles of Spain's mountainous provinces. As generational knowledge dwindles ...

Along the dusty roads of Lusitania Spanish peasants last week saw a sight that white men had not seen in 450 years: Moorish tribesmen, bearded and burnoosed, swinging their long brass-mounted rifles ...

Gaze down at loaded dinner plates at Chicago’s Sicilian, Spanish and Moroccan restaurants and there’s a common thread spun from the pages of history: Each region was ruled by the Moors at some point, ...