Indigenous Canadian from northern Ontario. Believe in equality, Indigenous rights, minority rights, LGBTQ+, women’s rights and do not support war of any kind.

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  • During that period Cordoba also became one of the first and most advanced learning centers in Europe. They even built sophisticated plumbing and water systems in Granada that was centuries ahead of everyone else at the time. Granada is an absolutely stunning place to visit. And the history of the region is fascinating.

    But the modern Spanish are a very proud, conservative people. We met several professional Spaniards who absolutely denied their connection and heritage to Moorish Muslim Spain … they argued that any brown skinned Muslim people were either killed or deported and only pure Christian Spanish were left in their place. We found very few people who would agree that at least part of their heritage was connected to Moorish Spain.

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  • Just because you defeated a country’s army in battle and claimed victory … doesn’t mean that the inhabitants or their army automatically become your friends and countrymen. Sometimes at the end of those victories, the only thing holding everyone together is the threat of more violence. All through history, victory doesn’t always mean that everyone gets to ride off with cheering crowds and everyone lives happily ever after.