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by wageslave99 1093 days ago
> Al-Andalusia is notable for periods of tolerance between its diverse strata.

Al-Andalus was not a particular tolerant kingdom. Some examples:

- Almanzor campaigns were famous for his cruelty and slavery of civilians [1] - Civil wars among the Taifas were crucial for the Reconquista [2]

I'm afraid I see you are nitpicking facts that match your agenda. Medieval times in the Iberian Peninsula where cruel, nightmarish, and a time where human life had no value. You are also forgetting the fact that Muslims were very fond of sexual slavery[3]

There was no particular difference in social or equalitarian behaviour between Christian and Muslim kingdoms, even sometimes they were allied warring against a third-party![4]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almanzor#Loot_and_slaves

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconquista#Muslim_infighting

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_concubinage_in_the_...

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Granada#Formation_a...