Portugal's Islamic/Moorish Past

In this documentary, we uncover the influence that 500 years of Muslim occupation had on Portugal and Portuguese culture. We visit some important sights and hear from Portuguese people regarding their views on this significant part of their history. Despite being overlooked at times, the Islamic occupation, known as its Moorish past, has had a huge impact on Portugal.
While in Spain, the seven centuries of Muslim rule is very well-known, in Portugal it typically goes unnoticed. Despite being overlooked at times, the Islamic occupation, known as its Moorish past, has had a huge impact on Portugal.
The Muslims invaded present-day Portugal in the year 711 and established their capital in what is modern day "Silves". A significant part of this documentary takes us to Silves, which is still one of the best places in Portugal to see the influence of the Muslim period. Silves was the main access route to the inland areas of the Algarve, and the Silves castle, which was built by the Almoravid Arabs in the 11th century, is the best preserved and most significant castle in the region. One of Portugal's main tourist attractions are its the beautiful beaches in the Algarve region. The name Algarve itself is derived from the Arabic word "al-Gharb", meaning the West. Portugal was the most Western part of the Muslim Empire and it was officially referred to as al-Gharb al-Andalus, meaning West of Al-Andalus. Nowadays Al-Andalus is often referred to as Muslim Spain, or Islamic Iberia.
It is not just the physical monuments which make Portugal’s Muslim past evident, but you can also find it in the country’s language and culture, even though the entire Reconquest centred around getting rid of Islamic influence altogether. Some Arabic words have permanently entered the Portuguese language, words for sugar, rice, olive oil, lettuce, village, the West and many others. Even Portugal’s most popular holiday spot, Albufeira, gets its name from Arabic, having then been called (Albuhayra) which means the lake in Arabic. The journey also takes us to Sintra, among other places, where the massive Moorish Castle stands. It was built by Muslims between the 9th and 10th centuries, the castle was vital in order to protect its population.
The southernmost region of Portugal, was finally conquered by Christians and taken away from the Muslims in 1249, and in 1255 the capital shifted to Lisbon. Neighbouring Spain would not complete its Reconquista until 1492.

[@sanchoodell6789]

Many are familiar with "Moorish Spain" and its Islamic influence on present day Spain (particularly the south, Andalucia) Architecture (Alhambra Palace etc), food, language and even traditional music but neighbouring Portugal which also shares the Iberian peninsula was under the same Islamic empire and less or hardly any of this influence on Portugal is highlighted so this is a worthy video.

[@agnostimous2859]

Moroccans left some towns there and Portuguese left some towns in Morocco. It’s fascinating to see this when you visit both countries… More Historical insight : Short History of the Moors kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqTHnHxuibKSirs

[@agnostimous2859]

@علئ ياسر if you mean there were mixes between the people in both sides, yes, of course. Genetic mixes go both ways my friend. If they are part berber due to history, then automatically people in North Africa are part european too 😉

[@anwarsofian354]

@@agnostimous2859 ? 😁😁 Is there a Portuguese architectural style in Morocco?

[@anwarsofian354]

@@agnostimous2859 Europeans still fail to understand what culture and religion are while the culture of religious behavior leads to being a good person

[@agnostimous2859]

@@anwarsofian354 Indeed, practically all the fortresses along the Moroccan Atlantic coast are Portuguese built... You can see this clearly if you travel to Portugal from Faro all the Way to Porto...

[@agnostimous2859]

@@anwarsofian354 Nan Religion doesn't mean good or bad behavior. Morals dictate that behavior, not religion per se.

[@emiliayonekokumata7167]

Thank you Bahador. I'm Brazilian and always more interested about Portugal which gave us part of identity to this country where I live, especially the language with many words from Arabic. Your video showed very interesting regions with Moorish history.

[@desanipt]

What really bothers me about people not always feeling confortable about the mourish having invaded (and even take the reconquista with proud) is that we do not do the same thing with the Romans for example. People are very proud of having been influenced by the Romans, when they completely invaded and destroyed the previous Iberian and Ibero-Celtic cultures, languages, religions leaving very little to no trace of it at all.

[@arthurlecomte8950]

Because in Europe we identify with the Western civilisation, and the Roman Empire is the pinnacle of the Western civilisation. Just like the Arabic Empire is the pinnacle of the Arabic civilisation. Also, Europe has been a christian continent for the better part of the last 2000 years, and most Europeans identify with christian culture. Therefore muslims are mostly seen as rivals - they have so in the past and they have so until today. If we think about the history of Muslims in Europe, we think about conquerors, slave traders, pirates and terror attacks. What's often forgotten though in Europe is that the Arabic empires brought all kinds of progression to Europe, in culture, science, technology, philosophy, maths, astronomy etc. And on that base Europeans (Spain, Portugal, England, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands) developed themselves to become the leaders of the world. But we are Europeans and our cultural roots lie in Rome, Athens and Jerusalem. Not in Mecca.

[@desanipt]

@@arthurlecomte8950 That's how people want to see it, but clearly in the Iberian Peninsula at least, Mourish/Arabic culture had a non neglectable influence in our culture (not as much as Roman culture but still). It's everywhere from language, architecture, music, dances, agriculture

[@catarinaoliveira5641]

Exactamente. Quando as pessoas vêm com a história de que os europeus são super tolerantes e os muçulmanos é que são os maus que não toleram outras religiões, só posso perguntar onde estão as religiões europeias pré-cristianização. Porque as religiões pré-islâmicas (excepto nas cidades sagradas da Arábia Saudita) estão lá praticamente todas. São minorias, mas estão lá. Os druzes, os samaritanos, os judeus, os cristãos, os sabeus, os zoroastras, etc. existem até aos dias de hoje. Os seus templos milenares, a sua cultura, a sua língua, os seus costumes, etc. continuam lá. Foram conquistados e governados pelo império islâmico durante séculos e continuaram a existir. Isso não significa que foi sempre tudo uma maravilha e que nunca houve conflitos (como sempre houve no mundo inteiro), mas isso demonstra que no geral as minorias religiosas e étnicas foram respeitadas e protegidas pelo império islâmico. Será que a Euroap cristã se pode gabar do mesmo? É claro que não. E Portugal é exemplo disso: durante a presença islâmica judeus, cristãos e muçulmanos conviveram na memsa terra. No entanto, após a conquista cristã, os judeus e os muçulmanos foram dizimados, exilados ou convertidos à força. Mas tudo isto faz parte da história de Portugal, da mesma maneira que a presença dos visigodos, do romanos ou dos mouros faz. Eu não entendo essa diferença que é feita em relação aos outros povos que povoaram o território português e que fazem parte da nossa informação genética e cultural. Creio que talvez seja influência do antigo regime que tanto se esforçou para eliminar a ideia da influência árabe na nossa cultura e no noss país. Há uma página no Facebook que divulga informação sobre a matéria através de fontes fidedignas. Chama-se história islâmica e tem artigos muitos interessantes acerca do Portugal mouro.

[@SiRcErOn_YuLmEr]

@S E Slave trade started with muslim states 400years before the European transatlantic slavery. And it is still active nowadays in those countries.

[@SiRcErOn_YuLmEr]

Well you are wrong about the Roman invasions. Portuguese are proud of Viriato called the terror of Romans.

[@20newleigh]

I visited Morocco 🇲🇦 about a month before I visited Portugal 🇵🇹 and I’m so glad I did, because it cemented the connections of Moorish/Arabic influences, within language, Fado, architecture, etc. in Portugal.

[@lappeldesloups8022]

Sory Maures is not Arabic is Amazighs.

[@20newleigh]

@@lappeldesloups8022 thank you for teaching me, the proper name of the native people of Morocco/Northern Africa- Amazhigh

[@lappeldesloups8022]

@@20newleigh sorry my english is bad. here is the chronological sense of history to understand the difference between Moors and Arabs. the Moors are generally the Amazighs of Morocco being myself from the Rif 1: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocchus_I en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juba_II 2: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors 3: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_ibn_Ziyad 4: fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataille_des_nobles

[@lailaabir8698]

@@20newleigh the moors are not north africans only moroccans. The Algerians are the numidians, the Tunisians are the Carthaginians. Morocco used to rule north africa and Sub-Saharan countries that's why the Europeans used to call every one that comes from the moroccan empire moors, however the moors are moroccans only and this architecture belongs only to Moroccans. The architecture of spain before the moroccan rule belongs to the umayyads, which are middle easterns not moors. The architecture of AL-Hambra, Seville Mezquita that was turned to a church is the moroccan architecture. And there is a big difference between the two.

[@20newleigh]

@@lailaabir8698 I love learning more about this. Thank you. It’s really helpful to have this clarified. These details and differences were not explained to me, in this way, previously. I very much appreciate your knowledge and corrections.

[@catarinaoliveira5641]

I am Portuguese and I am very proud of our Moor heritage. Nothing to be ashamed of. I understand that our old regime (Estado Novo) made a big effort to get rid of the idea that we were (positively) influenced by the Arabs, but it's been almost 50 years since we changed to democracy, so I don't understand how come the people who make school books didn't think about changing it to tell the truth and give it its due importance. They worry about so much useless crap to add to the books, but can't think about this 😕 Arabs were as much invaders as were the Romans or the Visigods.

[@weshouldsaveourselves6780]

Hi Catarina. I hope you are doing well. I like your point of view because I also agree with some things. The Islamic rule of Spain and Portugal lasting centuries was a time of flourishing in the sciences and the quality of life for those in Spain. The fields of astronomy and medicine were being developed and learnt so readily during the moorish rule and many inventions that we use today were made back then. Many medical ideas were also discovered back then. Muslim rule made al andalus a key country in the world and an epicentre of education and a good quality of life. Non Muslims had to pay a tax but it was a fair tax and because they paid this tax they didn’t have to pay the Zakat which is a tax Muslims pay that goes to charity. The tax the non Muslims paid gave them protection and more rights than any other ruler gave before them. The infamous Visigoth kings were ruthless in their taxing and treatment of non Christian’s and this is why many unitarians and Jews were begging the North African Muslims to come and conquer al andalus.

[@geewhiz5926]

F**k Morocco it's 🗑

[@Raheempc]

And the muslims didn't come to destroy.. as that is forbidden in islam. Such a beautiful history of 3 religions co existing in peace, that's why they ruled for so long, the people had a better life then ever before.

[@diogorodrigues747]

​@@weshouldsaveourselves6780 This is not entirely true though. There were indeed somewhat tolerant and secular kingdoms and caliphates but then you also had periods where radical Islamic rule existed on the Iberian Peninsula, like with the Almoravids that invaded the Iberian Peninsula in the later years of 12th century and ruled the place with an iron fist on religion and culture. In fact the Almoravids were one of the reasons why the caliphates on what is now known as the Algarve allied with the Portuguese kingdom, which was a Catholic kingdom. The Algarve was gradually incorporated on the Kingdom of Portugal during the 13th century with only some occasional fights, which was the opposite of what happening with the Reconquista on the other side of the Guadiana river, with Castille. The Umayyads that invaded the Iberian Peninsula in the first place were also not better than the Visigoths. They raped and killed many people and, even if the Visigoth weren't saints, the initial Muslims that invaded the place were actually much worse. The Caliphate of Granada were not better than the Catholic Kings of Castille that occupied the place either. Indeed there was a literal genocide of Muslims in Granada in the years following 1492 but remember that the Caliphate of Granada did the exact same thing a century before with the Catholics of Granada - many of them were deported to the Maghreb. We can still see that in the villages those people built in what is now the north of Morocco.

[@diogorodrigues747]

@@Raheempc Academic research doesn't fully agree with you though.

[@rrrrych]

It’s like stepping into Morocco

[@vitorjpereira2547]

Really? Amazing!!!

[@rrrrych]

@S.W.W. I’ve been there many times

[@rrrrych]

@S.W.W. if something looks like Morocco, it’s a huge compliment. Go be annoying elsewhere

[@corycozy954]

Marrakesh 🇲🇦

[@rrrrych]

@S.W.W. you are so angry lmao, racist

[@gareththomas183]

Why do you call it an occupation? It was a civilisation spanning hundreds of years!

[@unaizuriarrain1071]

The Moors came from North Africa during Islamic expansion and they didn't simply settle there , they fought the native Europeans and subjugated them . I am sure that you would call the invasion of India by the British colonization but you would not do the same when it comes to Muslims . When it comes to colonialism , the Turks occupied the Balkans in Europe until the 20th century and they were not very ''nice'' to the native Europeans ... you know , forced conscription to serve the Sultan , sexual slavery , genocides ...

[@unaizuriarrain1071]

@Carlos Saraiva Mentioning the atrocities of the Ottomans is not revisionism . I know that the Europeans in the Balkans had a tougher time . I am just presenting another example of Islamic expansionism . By the way , people love to mention how the Spaniards kicked out the Muslims and the Jews but not would never say the same about Spaniards in South America . And I am not sure that an Islamic caliphate is a shining example of tolerance . And don't give me the bullshit "Muslims brought advancements" argument . Is'nt it strange that white people cannot use this argument for Africa ? Are you some sort of Islamist apologist ?

[@unaizuriarrain1071]

@Carlos Saraiva I am not equating it , Jeez . I gave another example .

[@Daniel0014]

@@unaizuriarrain1071 Im from Balkan and your comment on Ottoman times of Balkans is full of ignorance and tendencies to make a cheap political point.

[@gordusmaximus4990]

"It was a civilisation spanning hundreds of years!" Yah... Then people like you say that European colonialism was bad when at the time they said the exact same thing " It was a civilisation spanning" etc etc sure 2 diferent things in a way, still ocupation, the Natives/christians of Iberia could stay in there, but they had to pay special taxes, on their own land. This isnt a black and white subject, its a grey one, but this narrative of this documentary is so pc that is painful to watch. Not to mention, it was a invasion, no diferent when the Europeans arrived on the american continent, or when the Europeans invaded North Africa. A invasion is a invasion. Still, Portugal must not forget the good things (and they were good things) under the moorish ocupation. Obviously Portugal history (nation state wise) is told from the perspective of the reconquista, because well... Portugal is a catholic country and portuguese identity revolves around the reconquista. Isnt that hard to understand. And, the islamic ocupation is thought in school, and everyone knows, some moorish people stayed after the reconquista and were assimilated with time. That is no secret.

[@alwssofy7748]

That palace takes up much of the architecture of Damascus, Egypt, Mecca and Morocco. Those wooden facades are as if they were in the Hijaz in western of Arabia, and those arches of Damascene and the mosaics on the wall are from Morocco. Even among the Arabs, all these things do not gather in one palace. Really beautiful

[@conanthebarbarian423]

Cap mecca is just a barren desert , nothing looks as sophisticated as this

[@alwssofy7748]

@@conanthebarbarian423 dont be so sure i’v been their thy have ancient architecture and beautiful building art. The province of Hejaz and Jeddah and madina the whole province is full of arts. The Arabian Peninsula its not all desert.

[@yassineben7246]

Wrong educate yourself this is 100% Moroccan moorish architecture

[@agnostimous2859]

yeah, nope, this is 100% moroccan architecture and handicrafts, you actually can still see it all over Morocco.

[@alwssofy7748]

@@yassineben7246 nop buddy . if u have problems with arab dosn’t mean you will change history .i was in damasces and jeddah and i see it by my own eyes . no body told me i see it by my own eyes . and we all know amay’yad empire thy come from damascus .... so !!!

[@agnostimous2859]

Moroccan here and I love Portugal, most authentic people I got to encounter...

[@Alexandra-155]

Thank you ! ❤️🇵🇹

[@moorish8341]

😍😍

[@alwssofy7748]

Not all of it is Moroccan architecture because it contains a lot of Levantine and Hijazi

[@alwssofy7748]

والله لاقعد لك في نفسك

[@mrdonaldabuivankatrump2700]

@@alwssofy7748 اذا كان كلامك صحيح أرنا ورشه واحده عندكم في السعوديه يتم فيها صناعه الفسيفساء لنرى هل انت محق ام انك فقط تتكلم لا أعتقد أنه عندكم ورشه كما أن النقش على الجبص لايوجد وعلى الخشب نحن فقط من يتقن هذا النوع من الحرف ونحن الشعب الوحيد اللذي يحافظ على هذه الأشياء

[@issaal-andaloussi1202]

Al Andalous ! الحمد لله . I'm muslim , I'm born in France and I'm portuguese by my parents . السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته .

[@Palestine4Ever169]

Issā Marc-Alexandre I wanna hug you my brother 😭🤗

[@issaal-andaloussi1202]

@@Palestine4Ever169 A salam 3leikum wa rahmatulah wa barakatouh my brother . 😊

[@coronarealdegitanomexicano1571]

A lot of portugueses in comments....No, rather many arabs speaking about that they would like to conqueer again spain and portugal , coming from France and social assistance...XD

[@issaal-andaloussi1202]

@@coronarealdegitanomexicano1571 Não sejas racista. Tantos povos viveram na península ibérica.

[@coronarealdegitanomexicano1571]

@@issaal-andaloussi1202 o racismo não é o ódio do outro, mas o amor dos seus. eu sou, portanto, racista e orgulhoso de ser.

[@lallahoumlallahoum5365]

I love Moorish/Moroccan architecture ❤

[@IKingdomofQedarBC]

moorish islam arab not berber

[@berbermoorish5696]

@@IKingdomofQedarBC Moors Are Berbers in the Firsr Place educate yourself, and secondly your arabs that came to north africa as guests to spred their islam, and 3 are the sub saharan black African, so Moors are Berbers 🇲🇦🇲🇦💪 And Arabs are in the middle east riding Camels ✌

[@berbermoorish5696]

Moroccan moors berber and blacl Heritage 🇲🇦🇲🇦

[@anasselmorabit8268]

@@IKingdomofQedarBC haha oh boy you know nothing about history read some books and get an educéation plz

[@Haleema659]

Me too!

[@TagusMan]

Perhaps part of the reason why Moorish culture isn't as prominent in Portugal when compared to that of Spain, is because the Reconquista in Portugal was complete 200 years earlier. Portugal was already an old and very Catholic country by the time Castille and Aragon finally expelled the Moors and joined forces to become Spain. Also, Northern Portugal still holds onto their Celtic and Iberian roots which have little in common with the Moors.

[@sharrifbey707]

You need to study Moor about the people you called Celts, you will be surprised what you find when you really dig into the history of Europe, named after an African Queen named Europa.

[@ViriatusYT]

@@sharrifbey707 Hahhaha fucking brainwashed biased idiot

[@br3menPT]

@senhor Porto norte nao teve mouraria porque os mouros foram misturados com a população....quanto às fontes deves ler "o património genético portuguÊs"

[@br3menPT]

the major cities during al.andaluz were in Spain not in Portugal...

[@coronarealdegitanomexicano1571]

A lot of portugueses in comments....No, rather many arabs speaking about that they would like to conqueer again spain and portugal , coming from France and social assistance...XD

[@berbermoorish5696]

We love Portugal, ♥️ much Love from a Moroccan Berber / Amazigh with Iberian Heritage aswell ♥️ 🇲🇦🇲🇦

[@frzadb.1818]

هاي حضارة عربية

[@YA-kr4fr]

@Arif no wrong and another attempt of European supremacist to wash any outside influence you are no better than Afrocentrist you are just a clown

[@liveright1165]

@@frzadb.1818 مغربية اندلسية، الفتوحات الإسلامية مع القإد الامازيغي المغربي طارق بن زياد

[@frzadb.1818]

@@liveright1165 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 الامازيغ ليسة قومية و لا لغة فى هذا وقت ما كان يوجد شي اسمة امازيغ طارق بن الزياد اذا بربري لماذا قتل كثير من البربر لماذا من خرج من اندلس ذهب الشام لماذا يذهب بلادة بربر 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@xirvt]

العرب*

[@desanipt]

3:19 It sounded like he was trying to hint "Alentejo" is a word of Arabic origin, but that word is actually a big proof not all Portuguese words beginning in "al-" come from Arabic. "Alentejo" is simply a compound word of "além" (meaning "beyond" from Latin "ad" + "illinc") and "Tejo" (the river Tagus). Describing that region as a place beyond the Tejo really shows the standpoint view of someone from the north bank of the river, which attests how Portugal grew from North to the South

[@adelking66]

Alentejo come direct from Arabic. It is an Arabic name تاج العين او عين التاج. Mean the crown of spring water

[@AleaRandomAm]

@@adelking66 No it does not, it litteraly means "beyond the Tejo" as he explained, because guess what separates the Alentejo region from the Center region? The Tejo river... The Arabs never called that region Alentejo, it was just part of Gharb Al-Andalus.

[@tcbbctagain572]

​@@adelking66you're completely wrong but whatever

[@ARUPA007]

Well made documentary. I just came back from Portugal. I wish I had seen this before. We would have visited some of these places.

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you for watching! Hope you had a great trip and I hope you enjoy our other videos as well.

[@PauloSNeves-zj8tr]

@@BahadorAlast merda sarracena

[@samnatt248]

@@PauloSNeves-zj8tr butthurt

[@samnatt248]

They do not want to show you any of the Arab legacy in Portugal, the country itself has an Arab names. In Arabic it means the Land of Oranges 🍊

[@zareegoraya1528]

Me too, never went further. Next time Insha Allah

[@powersystem6856]

Islam is such a blessing to the world. Islamic golden age is what brought about all the advances we enjoy today

[@Alinorosso2003]

Not always, islam has it's bad dark history too; and I am from Morocco.

[@curiousmind_]

@@Alinorosso2003 get lost then

[@Alinorosso2003]

@@curiousmind_ You sounds stupid

[@curiousmind_]

@@Alinorosso2003 you sound*

[@theonly6359]

@@Alinorosso2003 💯

[@JoseFerreira-vj3lq]

Good documentary although: 1) North People of Portugal call the Southerners as moors like a joke. 2) The moor/arab influence in Portugal history, culture and art is very well teach in schools 3) in fact Iberia Peninsula was invaded by several civilzations including moors. This area didn't belong naturally to the peoples of north Africa like the girl said.

[@boshirmh007]

land does not mean anything if you have no rich culture to represent the people and land, and the moor had one of the most distinguish culture and art, the west have ever seen, therefore i belive they had every right to claim this land as theire own, beucase they invested in the land, and not rape the land like most western conquerers did, by demolishing all past history.

[@joesousa9149]

This girl is a prime example of modern liberals who consider the putting down of their own race as a sure sign of their intellectual enlightenment and moral superiority. No one denies the educational and cultural contributions that the North Africans made to the Portuguese and Spanish , but to somehow suggest that it was wrong to take back what was taken from us is not only idiotic but also insulting to anyone with pride in their own history. To suggest that fighting against being enslaved in your own land and to be proud your fight for freedom is wrong , is to demonstrate that education and intelligence do not always go hand in hand. This girl should take the time to realize that her right to wander the streets of Lisbon alone, converse openly with a man who is not her husband or father , have anyone value her opinion enough to ask for it and countless other rights she enjoys as a woman in today's Portugal is due to the same reconquest that she appears to be so ashamed of. She should grow up and realize that her hypocrisy is apparent and that it makes her a classic example of one who bites the hand that feeds her.

[@DrChefJudah5]

What's​ the joke ??? Real World History ??? Facts ??? Terrible joke good at remind you where and who you can from . Facts

[@totenmaarhaim5369]

@@joesousa9149 She is right when she says there were other cultures in Iberia before the Advent of Islam. for example, the Carthaginians of had control of Sicily, Sardinia, Southern Spain and portugal and their headquarters were in Carthage North Africa (modern day Tunisia). They also spoke Punic which is a semitic language similar to Arabic (Especially North African Dialect which is believed to be its descendent) and Hebrew. You could say History repeats itself over and over. It isn't a coincidence that when islam came to North Africa, it retook the same territories in Europe as the ones who belonged the Carthage before The Roman empire's victory against it.

[@joesousa9149]

@@totenmaarhaim5369 Again I state that no one can deny the scientific and cultural contributions made by North Africans to the people they conquered in Portugal Spain Sicily Malta and the south of France . Anyone who fails to see this is a fool, but they were invaders and as such had to be resisted and removed. The fact that the Portuguese persisted for 450 years is a testament to their love of freedom and is something to be proud of . If they had not persisted then neither I nor she would even exist. If you will take the time to reread my statement you will see that I never claimed that the Portuguese were the first to settle the western Iberian Peninsula . They were however there at the time that the Moors invaded. This young girl's position that because the Portuguese were not the first means that they had no right to fight back and retake what had been theirs is both idiotic and juvenile and if your position is to back her in this stance then I can only deduce that you are as well.

[@Rehanshahzad]

Very informative video with an open minded analysis.

[@marioformosa4259]

Muslim

[@crpth1]

Open minded...! Wow, Biased as hell. LOL 😂 Do you realize the mix of images and places to give a very "arabic" perspective, is conveniently fabricated? Mixing the "Castelo dos Mouros", "Moor Castle" (Sintra) which was in fact Muslim. But as absolutely NO arabic features! With the Palace of Pena (also Sintra), in fact just a few hundred meters apart! Which is full of Arabic inspired features! But is from the romantic period of the XIX century! Meaning NO RELATION AT ALL! This is an area I know particularly well, since I lived close enough to see the Castle from my house. The same way there's examples of Indo-Portuguese and Far East features in so many architecture or art examples of the period... But is NOT Indian, Chinese or Japanese! This is the same. The "Casa do Alentejo" shown almost as an ex-Libris of Arabic architecture... I'm not sure if it's already 100 years old!! Since what we see today was made already well into the XX century! So take all this with a fair grain of salt. ;-)

[@طارقبنزياد-ب5ع]

crpth1 : ‏When Spain and Portugal were under the rule of the Moroccan Empire ‏kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKO5aH5unbaDpZY Building the Moroccan Court : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZiZlIeirKeHqM0

[@badarudeenh2394]

@@crpth1 definitely you are an Indian 😂😂😂

[@RelaxBabyDeepSleep]

What's the of the Portuguese people on the video? Who are they?

[@marijavitorovic9055]

What a video! I really, really love it! The part with Sintra, the view from the castle and the music in the background gave me lots of pleasant chills! I am going to Portugal in September, I cannot wait to experience Sintra by myself. I am overwhelmed with these pictures and historical facts, I cannot wait to learn and see more! Thank you for making this video ^^

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you! Portugal is a wonderful country. Have an amazing trip :)

[@marijavitorovic9055]

@@BahadorAlast Thank you!

[@aymanghanam2135]

@@BahadorAlast Great vid! What's the name of the song in the sintra castelo part?

[@drisshad8542]

L'origine de tout ça c'est le Maroc. Si vous visitez le Maroc surtout les villes de fes, Marrakech, Casablanca ( mosquée Hassan II) tetouan vous allez tomber amoureuse du maroc.

[@AleaRandomAm]

@@drisshad8542 Non. Le château de Sintra a été construit avant l'arrivée des dynasties marocaines en Ibérie... Arrêtez votre nationalisme exacerbé ridicule.

[@acanpc333]

Thanks for making this documentary man! Interesting part of our past as Portuguese people. My DNA test shows my patrilineal line is Moorish/Berber (halpogroup E-M81). It’s part of Portugal’s process of self identification as a Catholic Christian European nation that portrayed the moorish period as an invasion. But of course we know that in southern Portugal, by the 1200s, it was an Arab and Muslim region for around 500 years. The biggest wave of conversion from Christianity to Islam (so I read) was in the 1000s. I wonder about the assimilation of Muslim’s and Mozarabs (Christians under Islamic rule) after the “re”conquista

[@baalshamash9827]

Southern Portugal was under christian Visigothic rule before being invaded by the Mohammedans of north Africa. Islam is a disease, if you love it so much, move to Morocco.

[@baam8014]

Your ancestor of this haplogroup could be of the Miknasa tribes who ruled the kingdom of Badajoz. The Aftas dynasty was part of the Miknasa. The Miknasa are family of the Maghrawa tribes and the Ifran tribes. (the word Africa comes from this tribe) All part of the Zenata tribes. Descendants of Numidia and Carthage. Or the haplogroup could come of the Senhaja or Masmuda tribes. The Native Iberian Muslims mostly fled to North Africa and got absorbed by the berbers.

[@massinissaziriamazigh8122]

I'm E-M81 from Algeria ❤ Berber kabyle.

[@thebrocialist8300]

That lineage could as easily trace to earlier Carthaginian or Phoenician contacts in the Iberian peninsula. Moorish rule was a degrading and oppressive affair for the Iberian people. Thank God, my Asturianu ancestors - part of the coalition armies of Celtiberians and Visigoths led by Don Pelayo - held out and would come to eventually liberate Spain and Portugal. My dna lineage R1b-Z214 traces directly back to the true heirs of Iberia - the Celtiberians. Fuck you and fuck Islam.

[@fatimahussain9414]

Yeah you sound like a true Christian as if😆

[@PlanetImo]

That was very interesting, thanks. We were in the Lisbon Story museum today, and this video was great for expanding on what we got the gist of earlier today. x

[@averroesaverroes4257]

Man this is very interesting thank you so much I did not know that

[@emirayub6418]

Wow! Amazing video bro 🥲 got me tearing up about my country’s past. I’m half Andalusian & half Moroccan. Hopefully one day we can bring back the legacy & influence 🇲🇦❤️🇵🇹

[@Nono-fm5mj]

wtf morrocan are not arab

[@blurry_bandit1890]

What influence are you taking about, you can chose to stay Portugal and embrace the culture or go back to Africa.

[@eugeniosilvarezendebh]

@@blurry_bandit1890 Emir can have as many cultural influences as he wants. You should fuck yourself and do us the favor of not showing us your ignorance. Emir, you should be proud of your background, Andalusia and the arabics have fantastic history.

[@richlisola1]

The legacy is already there. But notwithstanding that legacy, the King of Portugal and the Portuguese people fought against the Muslim occupation for a reason-In the end, Islam was not accepted by them. Hence the ceaseless drive to retake Iberia.

[@geewhiz5926]

I'd rather stay separated from your people they are not mine or my culture goodbye

[@catdourado4860]

Just a quick observation: Alentejo isn't "al-entejo", like some places beginning with "al" are meant to be (ex: Alcochete - al-cochete - "the furnace"), it really means "além do tejo", which is "beyond tagus/tejo river"

[@bushbush8278]

You are wrong but it doesn't matter.

[@portugallusitanocelta7120]

@@bushbush8278 hes not wrong. Alentejo means alem do tejo

[@katysonne]

@@bushbush8278 I'm portuguese. Além Tejo (Tagus river) is an expression since roman times, since the river tagus was always such an importante landmark.

[@fatimazahraerrachidi7087]

This seems to be alot like the vibes in Marocco

[@adamwz248]

Who built these were the Moroccans, once Marrakesh was the capital of Morocco and today spain and portugal

[@Someone08119]

Because it's moroccan architecture 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@StaticbeyfrmSemoran]

Because that’s where the Original Moors are from

[@Someone08119]

@WALID DZ don't choke on your laughter 😉

[@anasamsory8925]

@@Someone08119 his algerian he's jalouse

[@adilnawal6537]

Thank you for been honest is a nice documentary thank you again

[@fatimaclementinadiasteixei8097]

I just love the mix between cultures.

[@uptown_rider8078]

God bless the Spaniards and Portuguese for re-conquering the Iberian peninsula 🇪🇸🇵🇹

[@geewhiz5926]

Deus Vult! ✝️⚔️🇵🇹🇪🇸

[@geewhiz5926]

Praise to the son of God the lord Jesus Christ! Proud of the Reconquista!

[@uptown_rider8078]

@@geewhiz5926 Good to see you again brother. Praise be to God for helping us take back our home. God bless Portugal and Spain ✝️🇵🇹🇪🇸

[@thenablade858]

@@geewhiz5926 God wills… what? This is embarassing.

[@geewhiz5926]

@uptown_rider8078 Likewise brother! We can't praise God enough for him granting us victorious in our efforts to take back our land. To a great and prosperous Portugal and Spain! ⚔️🛡✝️🇵🇹🇪🇸✝️🛡⚔️

[@BoneMachine28]

"...Portuguese people have also maintained a certain degree of cultural and ethnic-specific characteristics since ancient times. The results of the present HLA study in Portuguese populations show that they have features in common with Basques and Spaniards from Madrid: a high frequency of the HLA-haplotypes A29-B44-DR7 (ancient western Europeans), and A1-B8-DR3 (Europeans) are found as common characteristics. Portuguese and Basques do not show the Mediterranean A33-B14-DR1 haplotype, suggesting a lower admixture with Mediterraneans; Spaniards and Algerians do have this haplotype in a relatively high frequency, indicating a more extensive Mediterranean genetic influence. The paleo-North African haplotype A30-B18-DR3 present in Basques, Algerians, and Spaniards is not found in Portuguese either. The Portuguese have a characteristic unique among world populations: a high frequency of HLA-A25-B18-DR15 and A26-B38-DR13, which may reflect a still detectable founder effect coming from ancient Portuguese, i.e., oestrimnios and conios..."

[@m-hayek1985]

Cobra Commander what are you saying?

[@user-ly8nf4ir2d]

@@m-hayek1985 We are not arabes like you, dont mix everything

[@user-ly8nf4ir2d]

They like to mix everything the arabs

[@averroesaverroes4257]

Very well done , you have put a lot of time on this

[@mdsarfaraz7332]

Beautifully Presented ♥️👌💕!

[@GabrielAlves-zw4ow]

8:10 this wasn't there land, they were here only 450 years, the Romans (also invaders) were here much much longer, the people living here before the Romans were from Celtic origins

[@JAG8691]

Gabriel Alves Who invaded in several waves around 1000 BC ? and probably intermarried with existing pre - Celtic local populations to form different tribes prior to the Roman arrival. There was also the invasion by Germanic tribes in the early 5th century with ultimately the Visigoths ruling for 300 years prior to the next invaders.

[@acanpc333]

Ya that’s true. I just see it, as an ethnically Portuguese person, as waves of culture, language and genetics consolidating over the centuries to create the modern Portuguese people.

[@fatimahussain9414]

They gave you rich culture and brought Renaissance in Europe. The most visited countries in Europe because of art and architecture and sciences, universities. Please don’t deny that. Church at that time did not bring any prosperity to people or education.

[@tarkbey9261]

Fatima Hussain Where is the church's architecture , law, math, science, university etc???

[@kelrogers8480]

@@JAG8691 Good reply. And the length of an invasion does not justify it or remove its brutality. No one likes an invasion. Ask France, Holland, East Asia and the other countries taken over by the Axis powers in WW1!

[@danielmasters5484]

Thank you, Bajador!

[@fieredetredz3085]

it feels like Morocco, it's so beautiful and I didn't know that these Andalusian monuments existed in Portugal.

[@krokodayle369]

لانه ببساطة المغاربة من احتلوها 800 عام

[@daniamariah]

salam brother youre welcome to our country anytime

[@fieredetredz3085]

@@daniamariah tank you sister

[@sof8386]

Stop stealing the identity of an Algerian !! You're obviously moroccan !!!

[@Youchanel23]

@@sof8386 جردتيه من جنسيتو حيت قال الصح الله يشافيك هههه

[@seaurchinjinni]

wonderful video and excellent perspective on a unique history! Could you share the source of the music played at 17:19? It's mesmerizing!

[@priscilabeato]

I don't know witch music is, but I can say that is a sound of a portuguese guitar. Is quite unique.

[@andresvaldes5568]

Bahador Alast: I need to educate you on this topic: The Portuguese are the same people genetically as the Spanish....The only difference is that Portugal became independent from the medieval Spanish kingdom of Leon in 1143. So the only real difference between Spain & Portugal is that they are now different political entities but again the DNA remains the same. All Iberians share the same DNA this includes Spain,Portugal,Andorra & Gibraltar. France also has the same DNA as Spain.... especially southern France as in the French Basque region & the French Catalan regions..... much of what is today southern France was part of Spain until it was ceded to France in the 1600s....like northern Catalonia.

[@gabrielpascoal766]

Not true, Spanish have more moorish influence

[@razielthesniper9241]

but what about the Basques?

[@usernotfound3572]

Not true. Portuguese people have more North African admixture compared to Spanish people. On the MyHeritage website ; 58.9% of Portuguese users has North African admixture while only 21.4% of the Spanish users has. Nonetheless we (Spanish & Portuguese) share a lot of other things from culture to language to history.

[@joaosoares3349]

Portuguese and Galicians have the most North African its around 10% average. Galicians average the most but it is similar average in Southern Spaniards

[@vitorjpereira2547]

@@usernotfound3572 yes, the portuguese people have more Amazigh, Celtic and Germanic genes.

[@vitorjpereira2547]

I always thought that the Moorish Rule was only for the government elite. but Later, I learned that many Berber Families migrated to Iberian Peninsula. And this explains, why there is paternal and maternal DNA From Berbers in Portugal.

[@user-ly8nf4ir2d]

Méfis-toi, aucune vérité n est absolue, nous ne sommes pas des arabes.

[@Bibliotecanatalie]

Arabs were in Al Andalus they moved from Arabia Syria Iraq and Egypt forming the Umayyad Empire

[@vitorjpereira2547]

@@Bibliotecanatalie Arabs Too. But The Arabs Were The Elite. They Were Probally Few In Numbers. ;)

[@Bibliotecanatalie]

@@vitorjpereira2547 no they werent few numbers and only elite. Al Manzor who ruled after the Umayyads was a poor man who started his career as a writer iin the streets of cordoba . He was arab. This is unfortunately a misunderstanding but Arabs were alot not only the rulers were Arabs but many of the people too ✨

[@Ibrehimg]

Thanks man for sharing this beatiful ved bless you ❤

[@healheartandmind]

Awesome. Great video. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@tania5143]

Bahador, congratulations! :) This is a great, knowledgeable work that will help shed more light into an important part of Portugal's history that, as said, is often forgotten. Fortunately, I believe more and more of us, portuguese, are interested in understanding this period deeper. We were very lucky for having benefited from Islam's Golden Age and all of its massive scientific and cultural progress. I believe that, in part, we would not have been so successful as sea explorers if it wasn't for all the astronomy, algebra and so on that we absorbed during Moorish ruling. All the best and thank you for this work!

[@BahadorAlast]

Tânia Carolina Fachada Thank you so much. I am glad to hear that. I made this video with my wife when we were on vacation in Portugal because our intention was to do more than just enjoy the beaches and all the touristy stuff. I know some people have said I was being biased, but I wasn't even trying to say the Moorish period was "good" or "bad". I was basically trying to present what I learned by talking to Portuguese people and visiting different historical places in the country. So I really appreciate your comment! Thank you ❤

[@Mentallogic15]

Portugal is "a pot of different people", Dr. Sampaio. Be cautious, very cautious to just focus on the golden perspective of one, any one group who has glorious claims to Portugal. Let me put it to you this way, a religion, any religion wont survive in the long run, if they become to tolerant of outsiders, because inevitably that is the end of said religion. That is to say, in order for a religion to survive in the long run, they will use any means to enforce THEIR laws.

[@arabianbatman736]

The discoveries need a piece of artefact called the sextante that was an evolution of the moors instrument to read the latitude. How ever the moors florish based on indu and greek wisdom. All human scientific is based on previous achivements. The musslins stoped believing in that, so they are stucked on a book for centuries and produce nothing more then hate, bigotry and self-allucination.

[@cometmoon4485]

@@arabianbatman736 Muslims of Arabia and the Levant stopped making scientific advancements because European outsiders carved up their home and intentionally plunged the region into constant warfare in the early 20th century.

[@PauloSNeves-zj8tr]

@@BahadorAlast cago nós muslost

[@teukurajahitam8225]

Al Garve in Portuguese its basically from Arabic word " Al Gharb " it mean the West. Thanks for Khilafah Al Umayyah

[@abdelhamidahlouch6149]

It might means also الجرف

[@mikidias]

@Prince Henry The navigator The word "Al - Gharb" is originally Arabic word and it literally means "The West". By sequence or result of that word, it comes further/next "Al - Gharbiyah" word, which translated, it literally means "The western". 😊 I'm a PT 🇵🇹 local native girl here, learning Arabic for quite a while now already ✌️ 😎 😁 To my Arab Saoudi w Khalleggee 🇸🇦 (GCC Arab countries in the Arab and Persian golf region) friends out there...... Salam w Ahlan sahlan w Marhaba Bikoum fil wattan, Al - Jazeerah Iberiyah w Gharbiyah Iberiyah, Bortuqaliya 🇵🇹 Salam w Ahlan jamiya ✌️ 😊 Ana mishtaqi laakoum jamiya 💜 Marraaaa 😍 😭 W Ramadan Kareem Mubarak Ijmanah 🕋 🕌 #Baskhaliqfilbeit 🏠 (khaliq fil beit!)

[@mosamohammed1692]

Sara Muminah وش يقول ووش تقلين

[@scp4849]

I was born in a city named Almada, a lot of cities here start with Al. Nothing new for us.

[@scp4849]

@Sara se és portuguesa tudo bem que estejas a aprender arábico, mas Portugal sempre acima de tudo e todos.

[@abdussametfiliz5484]

The girl is speaking partly true, typical for west deny everything that is not from you.

[@ridakainaat8453]

amzing place and this amzing style building mosque is attracting moroccon architect ❤ Allah is one

[@ler2037]

This is a moroccan architecture and found in morocco only

[@aniacatrotsuki6543]

Not Morocco who inspired from andalusia but the andalusia which is actually a Moroccan heritage.. so be careful please.. history has no mercy 🙏🏼

[@andreaduwa262]

You can’t find Muslim influence all over the country that’s a lie. Only the south.

[@andreaduwa262]

And that girl interviewed is a complete misinformed idiot. I’d like to know what she really knows about history to back her stuff up. What a joke! Definitely a moor 🤣🤣

[@zidof1]

@@aniacatrotsuki6543 I am sorry but i dont agree with you like i said before in Andalusia not just the Moroccan was the only Arabs there was a mix from all over the Arabs Worlds for example the palace of the first prince of Andalusia ( abdulrahman Aldakhel ) named ALRESAFA PALACE he build it exactly like his Grand father palace which is in SYRIA not in MOROCCO and also la Alhambra palace not a maroccon architecture . thank you

[@gildafontoura1340]

The Jews appreciated moorish art and architecture, so that synagogues were built by Arabs who did the job requested by the jews.

[@thebigbadwolf3575]

Gilda Fontoura We the muslims respect the people of the book(Christians and jews). Please come and visit our muslim countries we will show you hospitality you have never seen before

[@amazigh8776]

Not by the arabs

[@amazigh8776]

@קומפרסור יהודים amorites are not arabs

[@Palestine4Ever169]

TBE TBE 👈👈 guys this guy is under the influence of drugs Ignore him

[@Alinorosso2003]

Arab have no architectural history.

[@mayhaddad]

most grateful for this excellent documentary

[@BoneMachine28]

It was discovered, not so long ago, that the Lusitanians, ancestors of the Portuguese, owned two unique genes that are not found anywhere else in the world, except in Portugal. A26-B38-DR13 is the most ancient gene of mankind and A25-BIS-DR2 is a very rare one also found only in Portugal and its descendants abroad. This was a discovery which brought a lot of attention in the world of genetics and racial studies. According to it, it was able to prove the Portuguese have the oldest genetic code in the world. Genetical differences between the Portuguese and the Mediterraneans proves that the Portuguese are not of Mediterranean origin: “A33B14-DR1 is found in Mediterraneans, but not in Basques or Portuguese, reflecting the relative lack of contact with Mediterraneans common to both Basques and Portuguese; these latter groups also share one of the highest frequencies of the Rh phenotype. A25B18-DR15 is only found in Portugal among Europeans; it is also observed in white North Americans and in Brazilians (Imanishi et al. 1992b). It is probably a marker for the ancient Portuguese people in Europe and for people of Portuguese descent in America. A26-B38-DR13 is a specific Portuguese marker not found in any other part of the world, and it probably existed in the first western Iberians. Therefore, Portuguese is a relatively distinct population among Iberians according to our HLA data. They seem not to have had a significant contribution to their genetic pool from paleo-North Africans (A30-B18) and Mediterraneans (A33-B14) on the one hand, and on the other hand they show two specific haplotypes, A25-B18-DR2 and A26-B38DR13. Portuguese people have also maintained a certain degree of cultural and ethnic-specific characteristics since ancient times. Portuguese and Basques do not show the Mediterranean A33-B14-DR1 haplotype, suggesting a lower admixture with Mediterraneans; Spaniards and Algerians do have this haplotype in a relatively high frequency, indicating a more extensive Mediterranean genetic influence. The paleo-North African haplotype A30-B18-DR3 present in Basques, Algerians, and Spaniards is not found in Portuguese either. The Portuguese have a characteristic unique among world populations: a high frequency of HLA-A25-B18-DR15 and A26-B38-DR13, which may reflect a still detectable founder effect coming from ancient Portuguese.” Source: “Relatedness among Basques, Portuguese, Spaniards, and Algerian studied by HLA allelic frequencies and haplotypes.” Article in IMMUNOGENETICS.

[@mikidias]

Sorry to disagree with you, but that your "article" is wrong or, at least, it's not correctly explained, since we Iberians (regardless the nationality, Wether we're Portuguese 🇵🇹 or Spanish 🇪🇸) are a complete mix pot of races/ethnicities... 🙄 I don't even need to say or explain it, because everybody knows it (or, at least, should so...) If you don't believe me... Easy... Just go see and check it out by yourself in the Library 📚, in the History Books 📘 📝 👍 Btw... Better than anyone, I know what I'm saying and talking about, since I'm myself from this academic field. Yap! That's right 🙂 Arts, History of art 👩‍🎓 (that's my bachelor degree 🎓)

[@AleaRandomAm]

@@mikidias You tell him to "go check a library" when he litteraly quotes from a genetic study, you clown.

[@AleaRandomAm]

@@mikidias Also, your degree is useless, having a bachelor in History of Art doesn't make you qualified to talk about genetics.

[@mikidias]

@@AleaRandomAm First of all.... Hi! 🙋🏼‍♀️ Good afternoon 🌆 🌅 Second..... When did I talk about "genetics"⁉️❓ 🤨 🤔 Mmmmm 🙄

[@geewhiz5926]

​@@mikidias ewww

[@kcapt96]

In school we give a lot of importance to the Lusitanos, The Romans and above all to the Reconquista. We even learn that some Moorish Sea technology helped us in building our Sea Empire. The south has many Moorish Castles that's true! So the North of Portugal usually makes fun of the South calling them moors. However that girl is a pure liberal, we as Portuguese should feel proud of our past! This country was made with the blood of my ancestors fighting back the Moors. She's trying to make us feel bad, so patethic.

[@ViriatusYT]

So true i feel ashamed of her.

[@br3menPT]

@ferzy09 moors didn´t had shipt to cross the oceans..

[@luciatheron1621]

I thought she was smart, open and respectfull. She makes me proud to be Portuguese. ❤

[@Marco_Saitama]

This exactly!

[@leojackson6829]

Great Video and I found it extremely informative and gives me added motivation to visit Portugal soon and also visit Spain too. Thanks again😊🦁

[@ruiinacio5246]

Bahador, the most obvious moorish places you show (mudejar style) are romantic buldings. You missed the real original places with mudejar style when it was on use (XIV-XV centuries), like the royal palace in Sintra we can see down from the castle, or even the only original mosq in Portugal in Mértola. Also, I suspect both people you interview are not even history students... they are too way romantic about the issue and lak objectivity and historical accuracy.

[@BahadorAlast]

Yeah I know. I missed a lot and I don't even agree with the opinion of the people I interviewed.

[@zabzab3813]

mertola,, no doubt is worth seeing place..

[@silveriorebelo8045]

there is no original mosche in Mértola - the building that is a church from the 15th centtury - the architectural style is obviously gothic.... (there is merely the emplavcement of the old mosche - but even that is not sure)

[@Serenoj69]

Well I don't know about that, but I do know there is no mosque in Mertola. There is a Mirhab in a church that has remained intact I think. I do not think these people were too romantic at all, I did not even signal any overly romantic views as far as I am concerned. I think in general it is very true that Portuguese try to deny our Arab background (among others) but since you did not elaborate I can't be sure what you are hinting on. Anyways I firmly agree with the guy with the bear don the part that Portuguese for ages have been melancholical about our past. Even our own anthem is filled with it, begging for the great times lone gone...Surely that is not the 5 centuries of us being an Arab country. It is the great conquests where we massacred millions. But okey...no one means that part either.

[@Made0nEarth]

nice video thanks ;) im from the Algarve "Gharb Al-Andalus" south of Portugal

[@mesopotamialover905]

Al-Garve comes from the Arabic word الغرب /al-garb/ which means the west, referring to west of Andaluce! Another word is Alvalade which comes from the Arabic word البلد /al-balad/ which means the country ... notice how the b letter in Arabic was changed to v letter in both Portuguese words.

[@AleaRandomAm]

@عبد الخالق١٩٩٤ No, Portugal is from Portus Cale, which was the Roman name of the Porto area. Oranges are called "Burtuqal" in Arabic today, as well as in Turkish, Greek, Romanian and many other languages, because sweet oranges were brought from China by Portuguese sailors in the 15th and 16th century. Please stop spreading false myths and educate yourself about our country.

[@Xx-Anwar-xX]

Great to see this cultural exchange. As in Morocco there are cities that are built with Portuguese architecture .

[@muhammadlemlih840]

Moroccan architecture and history 👏 🙌

[@geewhiz5926]

It sucks 👎

[@yousefshammary6329]

Islamic arabs and burber nithing called morroco back then

[@fadialameer3401]

hello just wanted to ask about the music played at @17:27

[@BahadorAlast]

fadi alameer Thank you for watching. The song is called, "Pink Flamenco" by Doug Maxwell

[@PauloSNeves-zj8tr]

@@BahadorAlast merda sarracena

[@suweeswenson8821]

Wow I can't believe this lady ....the moors invaded and colonized. These lands were already occupied and the moors invaded ..that's why the reconquista occurred.

[@OLD_BOY_JOE]

Ma Swenson This lady obviously is a mooron ;)

[@GaleonGuitar]

Yeah, that mentality she has is the result of the modern school indoctrination. They always make it looks like your country/culture is the "bad guy" and that you shouldn't be proud of your past. You probably know a few people who can only talk bad things about their own country or culture, that is the result of this kind of indoctrination. They usually seek for approval from foreigners. It's not something happening only in Portugal by the way. Here in Brazil our teachers are doing this for decades. People don't pay much attention to this, but this kind of "distorted history" indoctrination seems to be designed to leave majority of the population without any kind of national pride (or whatever the term you want to use). Not saying that you have to be extreme nationalist, but being constantly ashamed of your own country is certainly not good either, specially when you use that to get approval from others.

[@Omerath9]

The only place where the Moors were for 500 years in Portugal was in the very South. In most places they were only for 200 - 400 years. The Moorish legacy does exist in Portugal, but so does the Celtic, Visigothic, Phoenician, Lusitanian and Roman, and it is nowhere near as significant as this video claims. It seems that it's trying to over-emphasise it. Arabic words in Portuguese don't even represent 2% of the total language, and for the most part, very little remains from the Moorish period, since the Crusaders destroyed most of it back in the 12th century. This video literally hand picked the most well preserved Moorish heritage in Portugal and presented it as commonplace. For every Moorish archaeological site, you have like 5 Roman, for instance. I don't think this video is objective. It clearly has an agenda.

[@XDeathHackX]

True but don't burst their bubble otherwise they will cry xD

[@bln3615]

The agenda to scare all paranoid anti-Semites.

[@montiswiss]

Omerath9 Phoenician are semetic people from Jemen they are Arabs more than the Moore’s. whatever you do whatever you say doesn’t hide the truth Semitic race is your lord.

[@kcapt96]

This right here is the absolute truth. Sure we have some traces of moorish legacy, but we also got traces from a lot more cultures. Portugal conquered cities from the Moors. Of course you can find castles or buildings with those influences!

[@ViriatusYT]

The truth. Dont believe this agenda viddo guys no such thing as any islamic influence in Portugal ahhaha what a joke

[@craik7]

a very interesting & informative content indeed. Thanks

[@meriembozinovska4439]

As im Arabe muslim i upset in deep of my heart about the culture we loose so many years but now is the land of Portugal people no one can't deny this ,we are not like Israelis, i hope one day i can visit it

[@Palestine4Ever169]

unite theright They have inferiority issues dont give them anything of your precious time my friend

[@Palestine4Ever169]

TBE TBE Seriously are you freaking joking or you being serious?

[@scp4849]

You can visit the country, no one is going to punish you. Well maybe the extremists who don't like muslims anyway.

[@Justanacc01]

@João Ribeiro Israelenses são ocupados Palestina

[@AleaRandomAm]

It has always been our land, Portugal as a country was born in 1143, but we the people have been there for millenia.

[@raulgonzales8719]

Im half saudi arabian and half kuwaiti, the spanish and portuguese people integrated deeply with the muslim arabs and north african, they lived together for centuries and it was one of the strongest empires at that time. Highly civilized and developed and many converts to islam and vice versa. Many of them have arab or north african roots,, spain had mixed cultures and people were coming to andalucia from around the world to learn and live,, many gypsies from india came to andalucia. It is a strong civilization. I will visit andalucia again and portugal😊 Btw, very nice video i admire your channel, you are a good person. With appreciation.

[@MostaphaHabibAllah]

Muslim amazigh

[@aymanouadi8071]

Spain was not arab but amazigh. But much love to arabs. Im moroccan and not arab

[@hattin1187]

@@aymanouadi8071 ok not Arabs but Arabised Amazigh.its like Amricans of different races but Americanised in language and culture

[@محمدالفدعاني-ط2ث]

@@aymanouadi8071 north africa was arab colony same with Iberia , Morocco used to be part of Umayyad (Arabic dynasty)

[@عقبةبننافعبنالقيسالفهري]

@@aymanouadi8071 they were arab you dunce

[@ler2037]

The remains of Moroccans 🇲🇦💯

[@PauloSNeves-zj8tr]

@Daffodil White 🖕👍🖕🖕🖕🖕 monte de merda

[@anasamsory8925]

@Daffodil White 😂😂😂

[@portugallusitanocelta7120]

🤣

[@simba7831]

Moroccans ? Almoravid and almohads were mot morrocans 😂

[@lallahoumlallahoum5365]

@@simba7831 They had Aghmat (Morocco) and Marrakesh (Morocco) as capitals... lol

[@zimmer1949]

I have ancestral roots from Portugal.... My maternal great grandfather. I enjoyed your documentary. Portugal and my State New Jersey USA have deep roots from Portugal.

[@Sabry1212]

Blessing to 🇵🇹 🇺🇸 🇲🇦

[@agansaglik]

In my heart, always , this beautiful country will deserve huge respect. Your documentary is short but the best .About 1000 years later, we can see many historical islamic monuments on Portuguese.land. Thank you all Portuguese people who have preserve history.

[@hdagelic]

Love the music in the end. Tells a lot!

[@buzzpatch2294]

enjoyed your work

[@yunusharahap8376]

Assalamualaikum, Thanks for your video. Salam from Indonesia 💞

[@boshirmh007]

when muslims conquered christian land they never destroyed religous or any historical monuments, becuase that was part of history and culture, but when chrsitian invaded muslims they destroyed most of the history of muslims, only kept bits and bobs, just becuase of it's beauty, not becuase of concern for muslim history or sentiments, now who are the more tolerant group? the one who appreciates culture and diversity or the one who destroys it all?

[@TagusMan]

The Taliban blew up the giant Budas of Afghanistan. I suppose those statues had nothing to do with beauty, history or culture.

[@calmcmanus9928]

@Martin Watts really wtf i told you how can Muslims destroy mosque if they are Muslims they should not destroy that's your government fool people we are not the one who kill people in Japan that you guys did

[@gayboy1376]

When britishers lnavded and plundered lndia. They tried to demolish taj mahaI and sell its precious milky white bricks. They didn't do it but took all precious stones, diamonds and everything. Thanks lord they didn't destroy taj.

[@tarkbey9261]

TagusMan The Moors where and are not terrorists you can't compare with the Taliban.

[@tarkbey9261]

@Charles KingMoslems are different from Muslims and there where and still do have Christian Moors etc. Moors and the Taliban have nothing in common. Moors practice peace ,love ,truth, freedom and justice. I am a Moor trust me I know.

[@flazala3963]

Big respect to this girl , you are a self thinker I like how you analyzed the history , wis girl saludos fro Morocco I hope one day you could visit us ,

[@se7enstill75]

props to the girl she was really smart and she understands the culture and history really well!

[@raamyasharahla535]

Please what’s the song playing at 17:22?

[@cindysteedealmeida4129]

Thank you for making this incredible video and for sharing this little known information. My husband is Portuguese and I do know that he descends from the Moors. I'm grateful for the North African people and the Portuguese people. Such a fascinating topic! Hope to visit mainland Portugal soon!

[@LoveBD153]

How do u know he is moors ....I think all were expelled from Portugal

[@Grssclub]

@@LoveBD153 So what. Expelled doesnt mean you vanished from the earth. Moorish bloodline. They are moors all over the earth whether they want to accept it or not. They cant change their dna.

[@Grssclub]

What part of the world are you located?

[@denislalande7294]

He is not descend. Most of them have been expelled.

[@dangggok719]

@Trinty destroyer there were black moors lol

[@baam8014]

Almoravid (Imrabden) arabs? Are you joking? They were part of the Iznagen (Senhaja) berber tribal confederation. Just like the Almohads (Imwehden) after them were of the Imesmuden (Masmuda) berber tribal confederation. And the Marinids (Imrinen) of the Iznaten (Zenata) berber confederation whom were allies of the Nasrids. Those tribes and the soldiers they produced didn't even speak Arabic.

[@deadsoul473]

exact

[@lallahoumlallahoum5365]

They were Amazigh indeed but included so arabs and Africans. Their capitals were Taghmat(Morocco) and Marrakesh (Morocco) before being in spain ❤

[@xilici]

*The Islamic Legacy!* ❤️

[@jonnyp]

Really well done, Bahadur

[@hocine5481]

i wouldn't say arabic or muslim architecture but the north african. becouse evry reagine had it own kind of architecture like the mamluk architecture or the auoubi or ..... the zalij tupe (mozaic) per example is only in north africa specialy morocco this kind of architecture is stell alive here in morocco

[@sharrifbey707]

And every where else too.

[@rashajouhar3613]

Haven't been for the arabs you wouldn't have that kind if architecture! It is a normal thisng that it would evolve and develop once it reaches a new region!

[@MrMisteronly]

@@rashajouhar3613 no sir it was way before arabs but after arabs you can see some persian influence in north african architecture but it stays as north african

[@rashajouhar3613]

@@MrMisteronly sone Persian influence when it come to very few elements but the arabs never developed a taste for the Persian art as it is too much of everything! Arabs have a more subtle and elegant taste! Also persians took alot from arabs not mention the letters!!!!

[@hocine5481]

@@rashajouhar3613 im of Arab Hijazi decent but after centuries of living in north Africa and intermarrying with the locals we became distinct from the middle eastern Arabs both in terms of genetics and culture altho we share a lot in common. and you the one talking about my ancestor's deads like you own them just because you are an Arab from the middle east and credit where credit's due . the Persians had a big influence on Arab civilization the world doesn't revolve around you .talking about"elegant taste" you clearly don't know shit about Persian culture

[@cocoaorange1]

Fascinating. I have heard about the Moorish influence in Spain and Portugal.

[@chaimadebbabi7849]

They are arabs not moorish

[@TJ31PT]

Much of what they say is kind of superficial and sometimes untrue. To have historians would have been much more informative.

[@imanabd1360]

Thank you so much for this amazing work!! I've been hoping to find a documentary talking about Moorish Portugal and here I found it!! The people you featured here are so open-minded and realistic, especially the lady. I appreciate her recognition and truth!! Just one thing: Iberian Moors weren't only North African but Middle Eastern as well ;) I'm Moroccan and I was told I had an ancestor who was among the latest people who left Iberia after the Reconquista. I've been living in France for almost 8 years now and before I started wearing hijab, many people were mistaking me for being Portuguese! And until now, I always mistake Portuguese people for Arabs or vice-versa.. It's very interesting to realise we have mixed roots 😊 This documentary is making me more excited about visiting Portugal!! Well done 👏

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you so much Iman for your lovely comment. I appreciate it a lot, and thanks for the info as well regarding the origins of the Iberian Moors! I am always open to learning more and hearing different perspectives. It was a lot of fun to put this documentary together :) .. Thanks again and I really hope you enjoy our other videos if you have a chance to watch :)

[@enzodacunha2554]

Iman Abd Hey im portuguese and I would have liked that there is more North African influence in Portugal because i really love this culture and I think that this culture was destroyed by the reconquista and that there were fewer Moorish buildings than in Spain. love north africa love middle east love islam and christian

[@veracorreia4579]

You nothing more than and ignorant on the matter. How many Portuguese people do you know? Majority of Portuguese are white you know nothing. You should be ashamed of your ancestors that invaded Iberia and kill and enslaved thousands of native IBERIANS in their land

[@arabianbatman736]

@NaziAssUtube not really true. We were a roman province and occupied by german tribes at the time. We had several large structures

[@NoName-zp7bg]

@@veracorreia4579 shut up .get lost u don't anything about history

[@Adelio_its_me]

Beautiful documentary, thanks!

[@SE-tw2mb]

Muslim Spain is a fascinating chapter in Islamic history. Umawi Khalifa Hakam II was the founder of the reading revolution. With a passion for books, Hakam was once Europe's greatest book lover. He imported books from the East to read. Under the rule of the Abbasid caliphs such as Mansour, Haroon, and Ma'mun, the wise servants, Baghdad was at the height of its fame when it reached the pinnacle of progress. These scholars inspired Muslim scholars to translate biblical texts in Greek and Latin into Arabic by top scholars, such as Aristotle, Hippocrates, Desorides, Tomoli, and Euclid. In addition to Greek and Latin works, many Sanskrit and Sanskrit works, Eastern scholars were not prepared to confine their knowledge to merely translations. Following the translations, tens of thousands of independent works have been devoured by the hard work of Muslim scholars. History, literature, philosophy, Rashtratantram, botany, agriculture, Ophthalmologist nidanasastram, mathematics, geometry, physics, chemistry, ausadhagunaviryavipaka science, linguistics, grammar, and later transformed into a number of books and ensaikleapidiyakalayi branches of knowledge on a wide variety of texts, such as the music becomes subject to this discussion prapikkukaya And the clause. Professor George Sarton of the American scientific historian describes the eruption of science in this period as fascinating: “From the late eighth century to the end of the eleventh century, Arabic was the most advanced scientific language of mankind. During this period, it was impossible for a person seeking advanced knowledge in any subject without the study of Arabic. As Muslims today rely on the Western language for their enlightenment, the Christians of the day relied on Arabic for their knowledge. ” The progress of Baghdad prompted Hakam to establish Kordova on the world intellectual map. Alexandria, Baghdad, Basara, Damascus, and Musal traveled around the globe in search of Hakam's book collection, and when a scholar discovered that he had written a book, he immediately sold it to the royal library in Cordova. Al-Isfahani, the author of a thousand dinars sent to him by Hakam requesting to give him the first copy of his famous book 'Agni', is well documented in history. Hakam's library had over 40 lakh books. The position of these books is unique in the long process of shedding light on the glimpses of ignorance and superstition in medieval Europe and thereby sowing the seeds of the Renaissance. Even the catalogs of Hakam's library, which spanned 40 volumes, had just 600 books in Europe's largest Christian library. Also noteworthy is the observation of historian Stanley Lane Pool that they were able to establish a public library in Madrid only after the 18th century. It didn't take long for Hakam's love of reading and his love of books to spread among the Cordova people. He took over the whole of Muslim Spain. Joseph Marc Kepf writes in his book The Muslim Shobha in Spain: "Even in the Muslim Spain, the underprivileged are very keen on reading and devote a good portion of their income to book collection." Hakam's wish came true, and the world began to see Kordova as a potential partner to Baghdad. At that time, except for the clergy in Europe, where literacy was impossible, all of Spain's Muslims were literate. When the library of the Christian Library in Catalonia reached just 192, there were thousands of books and libraries owned by many individuals in Muslim Spain. These libraries were opened to Muslim scholars by their owners. One of the largest libraries in Cordova, Abdul Muthriv had six full-time copywriters. The fashion of Muslim Spain was to set up a private library at home and collect books. It was a great privilege for the rich to set up libraries in their homes and to have their own collections of books, even if they could not read them. The historian Al-Makhri records how Hadrami, a Cദrdoba scholar, and another book lover competed to acquire a book: “During my stay in Cordova, I used to go to the local book market. Once upon a time, there was a beautiful book on sale. I really liked the book. I paid for the book. Someone else pushed the price up. I raised the price again. He paid the price. So I asked the trader to show him the dealer, and when I saw him, I said to him, 'Leader, if you want this book, I will deliver it to you. Because its price is limited. ” He said, "I am not a scholar. I don't know what's in the book. I have set up a library at home. It contains many books. It is a decoration among the people. There is only room for this kitab in the cupboard. I loved this book with its beautiful letters and beautiful binding. Price doesn't matter to me. Allah has given me abundance. I said to him: Allah has given wealth to those like you. You used that wealth like someone who had a toothless toothless tooth. But I know what is in the book. But I have less wealth. That is what prevented me from buying that Kitab. ” (Al Maktabatu Fil Islam 98-99) This can be added to what Gustav Len Bone wrote in his book Islamic Cultural History. These were common in Muslim countries when Europeans didn't even know what books and libraries were. Baitul Hikmah in Baghdad had four lakh books, the Cairo library one lakh books and the Tripoli library three lakh books. In Muslim Spain, more than 80,000 books are published annually. There were more than seventy public libraries in Spain. ” The fact that more than 80,000 books are published annually in Spain alone is an amazing fact in world history. It must be remembered that this was at a time when printing technology did not exist. Despite the tremendous advances in printing technology today, only ninety thousand books are published annually in India, which is a book lover's country. These ninety thousand books are in front of more than eighty thousand books written and copied in Muslim Spain and published annually. The other thing is that most of the ninety thousand in India are garbage literature. But the works of Muslim Spain were, by all accounts, creative. They are therefore considered classics. They were the source for many books that were later criticized. Copying with knowledge was not difficult for the Muslims of Spain. The book shop in Spain was the lifeblood of thousands of people. In Cordova alone there were twenty thousand booksellers! Muslim Spain introduced not only the book trade but also the paper manufacture to Europe. The city of Shantiba, near the port of Valencia on the shores of the Roman Gulf of Spain, was a major center of paperwork. Europeans later learned to make paper from Shantiba. In 1492, Europeans conquered Spain, which was the center of Islamic culture and civilization and conquered all of Spain. When centuries of accumulation of knowledge had been wiped out and the signs of knowledge and culture were shattered, the Europeans, aware of the deterioration of that catastrophic population, ordered the burning of the Arabic texts of Spain in 1511. Millions of books have been destroyed. Half a century later, not a single Muslim was forced to convert all of them, leaving all those who had no way out, and executing those who did not yield to fearlessness. That is the backwardness and decline of the Muslim countries. “For centuries, Spain was the center of civilization and the seat of all sorts of special knowledge for the arts, physics, and science. No other country in Europe had ever come close to the Arab civilized country. The empires of Ferdinand, Isabella and Charles had no such lasting exaltation. They expelled the Muslims. The Southern Christian sparkle, like the moon, was illuminated with borrowed light, and there was a sudden eclipse. And then Spain is still in the dark. ”

[@l23722]

Try to speak about how fascinating "Muslim Spain" is, in a video about...well...Spain. You got the wrong country mate!

[@Sdc.17.07]

Moors = North African Amazigh Morccans not Arabs As a Moorish i love Portugal 🇲🇦❤️🇵🇹

[@ahmedkhalil8193]

Moors are mix races not Moroccan

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

they spoke arab dont they? it was arab empires, from rasidun and ummyad, it like called siberia do not speak russian just because native people are uralic, altaic/turkic and mongolic, they spoke arabic, build with arab style, because before arab muslim, they architecture like that do not exist, only after arab come. they created something new, influences by Roman, Nabateans/PRE-iSLAM ARAB, Qedar Confederation, Ghassanid Arabs(Syria), and Semitic(LIKE step crenellation, facade etc)

[@ChaouiNaïli]

😂😂😂

[@moroccoisback477]

Moors are not dead.. They still live in MAGHREB. Same cuisine, same architecture but less discoveries in science

[@sharrifbey707]

We're an occupied people here in the Maghreb, however, we are woke.

[@XDeathHackX]

​@@sharrifbey707 occupied?

[@REDDEADANDGTACLUB]

@@XDeathHackX The western powers still have big influence in the region(bribes, silencing, cheap trades, etc.), that is why some call it an occupation.

[@aekaek8110]

@Micheal Hnat lol

[@youssefel6598]

Amazing moorish\moroccan architecture 🇲🇦😍

[@geewhiz5926]

It's hideous 🤢🤮

[@Amatrasuaf]

@@geewhiz5926hideous? 💀😂

[@wendellfugate4225]

More excellent work, Sir. My hat is off to you and yours.

[@cristinagabriel3992]

As an Algarve native from Lagos, discovering my roots, I appreciate this video...😊

[@jacksparrow9324]

we find the same thing in fes and merrekch and mekness in morocco same stuff

[@hsmile6720]

moorsh is morocco They are the same people and culture

[@أحمدالمنصورالذهبي-ق2ك]

The same exist all over Morocco

[@fatimahussain9414]

It’s great that this new generation recognize the contribution of rich Islamic history in Europe. We live a world and age in which is much more resilient to other cultures and religions and its hard for people to accept who were born before 80’s.

[@user-ly8nf4ir2d]

They are polit, we dont care about your religion or your culture we have one. We are very different from your culture.

[@Amatrasuaf]

Moorish are Moroccan Amzigh not Arabs 🇲🇦♓️ 🇲🇦❤️🇵🇹

[@hmzhss4518]

This castle was part of the Moroccan Empire 🇲🇦 and Morocco was the reason for the fall of the Kingdom of Portugal after the killing of the king in the Battle of the Three Kings or the Battle of Wadi El-Makhazen, but today Morocco and Portugal are two peoples who love each other and the Portuguese people are respectful and classy people. Greetings from the Kingdom of Morocco

[@geewhiz5926]

Portugal defeated your "kingdom" plenty of times and Portugal was the reason for the decline of the empires of the moors and the ottomans

[@hikari69]

​@@geewhiz5926 dude let me remind you of the battle of the three Kings, against morocco spain and Portugal you became a Republic because of it to this day

[@geewhiz5926]

@@hikari69 listen here f4hqq0t Portugal is its own 1st world country in Europe and Morocco is a 3rd world 💩hole in Africa

[@goatku8547]

@@hikari69 Siege of Mazagan >>>>> battle of three kings.

[@yassirabounacer2918]

@@geewhiz5926 what a joke , did u forget that thanks to morocco ur empire has gone forever , it was in the battle of three kings where sebastian died

[@nafizhaq4554]

I’m planning to travel next month InshaAllah, which are the top 5 place I should visit to experience Moorish/Islamic past?

[@Serenoj69]

Very nice, well done Bahador! Well, I live in NL but my dad is from Lisbon and a proud Portuguese. He told me everything about the Arab period and never displayed any negativity at all. He was told me about the huge influence. Many of his friends also living here have a very clear Arab face and skin tone (extremely) dark and never were afraid to say when asked that this was because of our (I think) mostly Jemenite blood mixed in with a lot of others. Also I had a Morrocan GF and I'd say to this day there are some very clear cultural things that unknown to many are really similar.. She recognised a lot in even my way of doing things, talking and may be temperament from here own people. One day we went to the beach here in NL and I saw a group of guys between 20-25 and asked her if she knew these Moroccans. She looked and she said: they are not from here, they are from another Dutch town. I don't known. So we just sat at a table and I heard them talking....they were Portuguese. I could not tell the difference in appearance. Nor could she. Anyway: I personally am not proud of the past nor am I ashamed, I in the end have so little to do with it. But I have always been interested in history also this one of my dads country. Nice to see how Portuguese are changing and become more open and accepting of our Arab past. Thx!

[@AleaRandomAm]

We don't display negativity towards our own past. The problem is when Muslims (especially Moroccan nationalists) use that as a basis to say our Peninsula belong to them or whatever, or when they say we should convert to Islam. They don't understand that we dissociate the Islamic religion and the Arab-Berber culture.

[@bobjones1537]

@@AleaRandomAm Don't worry we are coming back to the peninsula!!! it is written and sealed!!! it's a Fact!!!

[@zainizaudi3678]

Masa lalu sudah pon berlalu. Please stop debate tuhan bagi akal hidup cara sehat tapi manusia suka buat kerosakan

[@liveright1165]

Moorish Empire or Modern Morocco, andalous conquests under the leader Moroccan berber Tarek ibn ziad, leaving a touch of this beautiful architecture in Iberian Peninsula (Portugal-Spain)

[@ismiismael]

he is not morrocan

[@liveright1165]

@@ismiismael Reading true history wouldn’t lead into responses like yours unfortunately

[@ismiismael]

@@liveright1165 when we hear Moroccans, practically all historical figures, heritages, objects, inventions, belong to Morocco you have to stop 2 seconds with chauvinism

[@liveright1165]

@@ismiismael That’s how you see it unfortunately, I only stated one of morocco’s histories above which the whole world recognizes except you. (My Algerian friend)

[@yassineyassine4557]

These are Moroccan amazigh remains ♓🇲🇦♓

[@vitorjpereira2547]

But This is not arab?

[@yassineyassine4557]

@@vitorjpereira2547 do u doubt?

[@yassineyassine4557]

@sand genius are u dumb??? Am i the Moroccan one or u idiot?? 😂 We are amazigh and nothing else. There ia nothing called arabs in Morocco and the entire north africa. We all know where does arabs exist so fuck off 😉

[@rasheeqrazali]

what really interest me is of similar calligraphy on the wall with alhambra. I'm not arab but i can read and understand the calligraphy on the wall. Wala Ghalibun Illa Allah. To the nearest meaning. Nothing is victorious except God (Allah in arabic). And this made the wall feels alive. the surrounding feels alive Just like alhambra. because God is ever living. And also it reminds people of the past and present..That to only attribute victory and all powerful to God alone. Wowww

[@Al.Andalusi-Hm]

Moroccan architecture is unique 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦❤️❤️❤️

[@65rainz]

When Potuguese built huge mosques and try to force the people to convert into chritianity in Malaysia in 1511, nobody called it as christian invader or conquerer.

[@65rainz]

Martin Watts it's called rulling, not invading. Just like Alexandre the great and other European countries ruled Egypt.

[@osamab814]

Rain Zakaria Christians were not forced into Islam in Spain

[@dhenoyznero]

That's girls have a very objective and good perspective about their past history,

[@whrobert9940]

Shes actually very biased

[@crpth1]

@@whrobert9940 - In fact she's stupidly biased! An example water... the Romans would find curious her assertion. For the rest, let's cut the crap. They invaded, stayed, where pushed away... Solved!

[@cometmoon4485]

@@crpth1 Islamic Portugal thrived for around 500 years. That's almost twice as old as the USA. So if Native American groups gathered together and "pushed away" all white people living in America, would you be in favour of this?

[@gilzineto]

@@cometmoon4485 If they managed to do so, yeah... How long was the people living there before the muslims?

[@1234smileface]

The Moors occupied Spain and Portugal. Their expulsion lead to the creation of the two countries.

[@marioandre7351]

Not really!

[@deerapowellel5626]

Mario Andre that’s the truth

[@fatimahussain9414]

They gave you rich culture and brought Renaissance in Europe. The most visited countries in Europe because of art and architecture and sciences, universities. Please don’t deny that. Church at that time did not bring any prosperity to people or education.

[@hardhugs]

@@fatimahussain9414 same like gulf countries of todays

[@vitorjpereira2547]

@@fatimahussain9414 we never deny that. ;)

[@AbuSous2000PR]

many thx for the fair presentation

[@lgunton4108]

Nice video and commentary

[@moorinldn4214]

i’m from west algeria and proud to be a son of the moors (ik majority are from morocco)