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March 15, 2016
Title: The Truth about Islam in Spain
Topic: Islam: Understand the Truth About Islam
Discussed by Professor Dario Fernandez-Morera
with Author
Part 1 of 3
Philosopher George Santayana once said: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Professor Dario Fernandez-Morera is an expert on Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic rule in mid-evil Spain. He is Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at
Northwestern University. He is here today to discuss some facts and myths about Islam.
President Obama has stated: “Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance. We see it in the history of Andalusia”. Professor Dario says this is absolutely false and explains how the Islamists treated both Christians and Jews like fourth or fifth-class citizens. They weren’t even good enough to be in second place! Even the freed slaves were considered higher class than the Christians and the Jews. Unbelievable.
March is “Women’s History Month”. Many liberals, even women, do not condemn the Islamic faith because they want to be tolerant of everyone and all religions. However, if real feminists wanted equal rights for all women of all races and cultures, they should be shouting from the rooftops against Islam and Shariah Law! Professor Dario says, “We defend what they do by saying: ‘We’re free in a different way.’ So that would give freedom a different meaning.” However, women are far from being free in Middle-Eastern countries, especially in Saudi Arabia.
Another myth about Islam discussed in this first segment concerns “preserved classical knowledge which was passed on to Europe”. Listen in as Professor Dario explains why this is so very important to know and understand in regards to the Bible and Greek. This topic leads into another myth about the Christians who supposedly conquered Spain. (HINT: It was really Muslims!)
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - The Truth about Islam in Spain
Topic: Islam: Understand the Truth About Islam
Discussed by Professor Dario Fernandez-Morera
with Author
Professor Dario Fernandez-Morera continues to discuss the nature of
the invasion of Spain in the Middle Ages. He says, “Both
Muslim and Christian documents indicate that the invasion was cultivated by a
religion to carry out Jihad.” The purpose of the invasion was to make the
inhabitants not simply convert, but to actually submit. “There is a
distinction,” as Professor Dario explains. Men, women, and even children
were enslaved if they refused to convert; many were killed and the cities burned
to the ground.
Islam is not a peaceful religion! We are still seeing these
same horrendous “conquests” today in Syria, Iran, Iraq, and other countries in
the Middle East. The tactics are very similar: beheadings, crucifixions,
enslavement, and terror. Professor Dario wouldn’t necessarily call it “genocide”
for this reason: “If they submitted, those people would be sources of
income.” So they only kill those who won’t make them money!
How do the “conquests” of the mid-evil times and the “genocidal tactics” of
today have in common? Professor Dario says, “The religious law in mid-evil times
permeated every aspect of the Muslim conquerors lives. Islamic law by definition
is a way of life. There is no distinction between civil law and religious law.”
Professor Dario goes on to describe the lives of those who lived in Spain in
mid-evil times. Did everyone get along? Was everyone treated fairly? Was there
peace? To put it simply: No. No. And no. Listen in to the last segment with
Professor Dario as he goes into more detail.
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - The Truth about Islam in Spain
Topic: Islam: Understand the Truth About Islam
Discussed by Professor Dario Fernandez-Morera
with Author
Last year, President Obama stated: “Islam has been woven into
the fabric of our country since its founding." Professor Dario Fernandez-Morera laughs at the
thought! “The President, with all respect, is mixing things up,” he boldly
states. “He doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”
While Professor Dario is not an expert on the Qur’an, he does have extensive
knowledge concerning the deeds and sayings/writings of the prophet Muhammad. In
those documents, followers are instructed to lie about their faith in order to
gain the trust of non-believers. Once trust is obtained, then they begin to
proselytize and convert, ultimately gaining conquest under submission. “You do
whatever is necessary to establish the superiority of Islam,” he reveals. If you
cannot see this happening all over the world, including in America, you are
blind.
In the first segment, Professor Dario briefly discussed the misconception many
have about the conquests in Spain during the mid-evil times. He explains in
further detail in this segment that it was not the Christians who instigated the
uprising; it was Muslims who wanted to conquer the country and used any means
necessary to accomplish their goal.
“[Modern Islamists] are practicing the same teachings from mid-evil Spain,”
Professor Dario believes. Everyone – men, women, children, Jews, Christians,
non-believers, and especially homosexuals – should fear a Muslim conquest across
the world. Too many people just simply do not understand just how truly
despicable and horrifying Muslims truly are.
To order a copy of Professor Dario Fernandez-Morera’s new book, “The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in
Medieval Spain,” click
here.
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