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Bettany Hughes examines and celebrates the influence of the Muslim empire on European history, culture and identity.

Bettany Hughes examines and celebrates the influence of the Muslim empire on European history, culture and identity. Filmed entirely on location in Spain and Morocco, the film describes how East and West met in southern Spain for over 700 years during a time when the modern European mind was born. Hughes uncovers forgotten tales of a period of remarkable tolerance when Christians and Muslims lived together and became interdependent. The system of government of this Islamic society, their knowledge of science, philosophy and the arts, were light years ahead of early medieval Britain.

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