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  • Illinois professor examines lasting legacy of al-Andalus for Arabs, Muslims today

    May 30, 2023 10:45 am by Jodi HeckelCultural Exploration
    The Great Mosque of Cordoba. Photo By Heparina1985 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    The influence of al-Andalus and the image of it as a tolerant multicultural society are reflected in diverse ways in politics and art today, writes professor Eric Calderwood in his new book, 'On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus.'