Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain
مدن النور: صعود وسقوط إسبانيا الإسلامية
Gardner/UPF's PBS documentary on seven centuries of Muslim-Christian-Jewish coexistence in al-Andalus and its end.
At a glance
- Identifiers
- imdbofficial
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Non-Muslim minorities under Muslim rulePeace-making and coexistenceThe golden age, decline, and the debates about both
Screening Room
- Format
- TV film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Countries
- US
- Languages
- en (original)
- Approach
- documentary
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spainمدن النور
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
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People and things also explored
The Ornament of the World· When the Moors Ruled in Europe· Rabee' Qurtuba· Saqr Quraish· تسليم غرناطة ودخول النصارى الحمراء· The Alhambra· جامع قرطبة· خزانة كتب قصر قرطبة
Sources
- IMDb
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/mudun-al-nur-2007/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.