Baghdad and Cordoba
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I can compare Baghdad with another major Islamic city: Cordoba.
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Cordoba was part of Al Andalus, Muslim Spain, when it was captured by the exiled Umayyad prince Abd al-Rahman.
Although ruled by the Abbasid’s rivals, Cordoba had many similarities to Baghdad.
It was a centre for art and learning, known for its jewellery made from Chinese jade as well as its great colleges.
Christian and Jewish scholars were encouraged to visit Baghdad; in Cordoba Christians and Jews worshipped freely.
Cordoba’s mosques mirrored Visigothic, Roman and Syrian styles, in contrast with Baghdad’s Persian influences.
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