![]() In fact Granada did not surrender unconditionally. So far as they are interested, most assume Moorish Granada came to an end at this point. Most of them know this by accident, because this was the year Columbus discovered America and it was at Granada that Queen Isabella agreed to sponsor Columbus’ transatlantic voyage. Most western readers with an interest in history know that Granada, the last Muslim kingdom in the Iberian peninsula, was conquered by the Spanish in 1492. Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree is set in a village near Granada in southern Spain in 1500. ![]() ![]() Each has an Islamic setting but they differ widely in time and place and in the type of story they tell. The five books were originally published at intervals between 19. This year sees the publication of his Islam Quintet by Verso. Tariq Ali is an international scholar, senior academic and prolific author, with titles ranging from contemporary politics to historical fiction. ![]()
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