“Does poetry - or language or philosophy or music or architecture, even that of our temples - really need to dance to the same tune as our political beliefs or our religious convictions? Is the strict harmony of our cultural… — Maria Rosa Menocal Copy Share Image
“Does poetry - or language or philosophy or music or architecture, even that of our temples - really need to dance to the same… — Maria Rosa Menocal Copy Share Image
“In principle, all Islamic polities were (and are) required by Quranic injunction not to harm the dhimmi, to tolerate the Christians and Jews living… — Maria Rosa Menocal Copy Share Image
“The fact that Ferdinand and Isabella did not choose the path of tolerance is seen as an example of the intractability and inevitability of… — Maria Rosa Menocal Copy Share Image
