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.
Overview
"Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain" is a documentary television film released in 2007, produced in the United States. A documentary produced by Gardner and Unity Projects on seven centuries of Muslim, Christian and Jewish coexistence in al-Andalus and its fall; screened on PBS. 1
Context and reception
This work deals with al-Andalus, Cordoba, and Granada.
Connections
- Set in
- al-Andalus· Cordoba· Granada
People and things also explored
The Ornament of the World· When the Moors Ruled in Europe· Rabee' Qurtuba· Saqr Quraish· The surrender of Granada and the Christian entry into the Alhambra· The Alhambra· Great Mosque of Córdoba· Library of the Córdoba Palace
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. Last updated 2026-10-17.