At a time when much of Europe was mired in the stagnation and chaos caused by the fall of the Roman Empire, the Moors created ...

Featuring intricate tile work, salmon-hued walls, expansive archways and an impressive 253-foot-tall minaret (or tower), this 12th-century Moorish mosque has served as the model for several other ...

The Great Mosque of Córdoba was once second only in ... in response to the height of the columns. As was common in Moorish ...

An occasional imam in the neighbourhood mosque, Abdul Hedi meets many of the ... "We defeated the Moors and sent them packing a long time ago," says Dolores Ramirez, an office cleaner.