What Happened to the Muslim Majorities of Spain and Portugal?

During the Spanish Reconquest, they were forced to convert to Christianity or leave. Click.

Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia Have Deep Roots in American History. Writers Seek to Counteract Bigotry

Given the unprecedented, staggering rise in anti-semitism and anti-Muslim behavior in the U.S. since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, historian and author Dan Gardner points out on his Substack that Henry Ford, inventor of the mass production assembly line technique and founder of Ford Motor Company, led a movement of anti-Semites in the early …

Arabs Before Islam: Religion, Society, Culture

Kings and Generals: Before the rise of Islam in 610 A.D., Arabia was mostly composed of nomadic tribes called Bedouins, some of whom maintain that lifestyle today. They had "constantly shifting alliances, never-ending warfare, and rare occurrences of organized and centralized statehood. These tribes placed heavy emphasis on kin-related groups..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07OsSSt0ytc&t=159s Religions were polytheism, paganism, …

Medieval Middle East and the Arab Empires: A Complete Overview

Made in History: "The Medieval Middle East video goes through the post-classical Middle East and the emergence of the Arab Empires. It begins with the early Bedouin culture and the rise of Islam. It follows the early Rashidun Caliphate and its expansion under the early caliphs, before delving into the Umayyad expansions into Western and …

History of Jerusalem Is History of the World

In anticipation for a trip to Israel, I read Simon Sebag Montefiore’s book, Jerusalem: The Biography, in which he asserted that the history of Jerusalem is “the story of the world,” with so many illustrious characters in world history playing important roles there. Ironically, life is Jerusalem today, as violent as it seems to be, is less …

The Incredible Journey of Medieval Adventurer Ibn Battuta

Heroes and Legends: "When most people are asked to name an epic traveller from history, they usually come up with names like Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Magellan, or any number of other well-known European explorers and adventurers that come to mind. Very few could name an explorer or traveler outside the realm of medieval and …

Establishment of All India Muslim League in 1906

Learning with Aisha Factors led to the formation of Muslim League, it's objectives and impacts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EEZRKc7fC4 Insightful Text http://historypak.com/establishment-of-all-india-muslim-league/ "After the creation of the Indian National Congress and its time as a ‘representative’ party for the people of the Indian sub-continent, there was felt a need to reassess its claims at unbiased representation. From the …

Great Man Theory Applied to Prophet Mohammed + Context of Islamic Conquests in the 700s, from Khan Academy

Beginning with a quote from Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle's book on Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History, the Khan Academy offers the example of the prophet Mohammed, who created a new religion and inspired the Islamic Conquests of the 700s, in examining the Great Men Theory of history. This clip is just 8 minutes, …

Shocking Origins of the Spanish Inquisition in the 1400s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Iiw6y9ffHk&t=81s Chronicle Medieval History: Spain, 1468: In a land where Christians, Muslims, and Jews have lived in tolerance for centuries, a young Spanish king and queen, Ferdinand II Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, proclaim themselves the Catholic monarchs and start an inquisition, now known as the Spanish Inquisition. This is the shocking story of …

History of Spain from the Fall of the Roman Empire

Fire of Learning explores the history of Spain from the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 A.D. to the success of the reconquest in 1492 by Ferdinand and Isabella in the 1490s. The second video begins with the death of Carlos III, and focuses on the rise and fall of the Spanish Empire in …