Tag Archives: islam

The Heart of Morocco

It’s almost dark by the time my train pulls out of the Tangiers station and heads south into the interior of Morocco. Tangiers rises sharply as we approach its edge, house-lights in terraces along steep hills, and then we’re in … Continue reading

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Music and the Moors

Initially, my plan after Madrid is to head down to Córdoba, the historic capital of the Caliphate of Córdoba, which ruled the Islamic state of Al-Andalus for just over a hundred years in the tenth and eleventh centuries. But despite … Continue reading

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment