Can Muslims, Jews and Christians Create a Culture of Tolerance?
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According to a book I read recently, the answer to the question in the title is: Yes! It's not only that they can, but they actually did!
I review the book "Ornament of the World" by Maria Rosa Menocal, where she describes life in Al Andalusia, in Medical Spain, under the Umayyad Dynasty.
She describes the immense wealth of Al Andalusia, its dazzling architecture, its world-class universities, and its massive libraries.
But most important for me, the book describes a culture of peace, tolerance and coexistence between people of the three great faiths, that seems alien to us today.
And if they could do it then
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