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sararose
Jan 9, 2017, 07:44 PM
How were they treated in Cordoba?

paraclete
Jan 10, 2017, 06:07 AM
How were they treated in Cordoba?

Christians anf Jews live as an underclass just as they do in any muslim society

talaniman
Jan 10, 2017, 08:48 AM
Did you mean Cordoba Spain, or Cordoba Argentina?

https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/193077.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Argentina

ma0641
Jan 10, 2017, 02:28 PM
I will assume Spain. Depends on what time you are talking about. Under some Muslim rulers of Spain, Jews were treated favorably, more than Christians. From 711 up to the mid-twelfth century, flourishing Jewish communities had developed throughout Muslim Spain (al-Andalus), creating a culture full of vitality in the Islamic centers of power such as Granada, Cordoba, Lucena, Merida, Saragossa and Seville. When the Almohades from Africa conquered Córdoba in 1148 and threatened the Jewish community with the choice of conversion to Islam, death, or exile, most Jews, chose exile.
Christians typically did worse but again it depends on the time and rulers.

After the Spanish defeated the Moors, in 1492, Ferdinand and Isabella had all Jews expelled. The Expulsion of the Moriscos (African Muslims) was decreed by King Philip III of Spain on April 9, 1609. Many of the Muslim mosques were converted to Christian churches. Today, Spain is much more tolerant and has not had recent terrorism attacks like some other countries. 2004 was not as good . You can read up on those attacks here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Madrid_train_bombings

dwashbur
Jan 11, 2017, 09:36 AM
I don't understand the question. Do you have a time frame in mind?