At a glance
- Identifiers
- imdb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Non-Muslim minorities under Muslim rulePeace-making and coexistenceArts of the book
Screening Room
- Format
- Documentary · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2019 CE · 1440 AH†
- 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
- The Ornament of the Worldزخرف العالم
Where to watch officially: official-free · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"The Ornament of the World" is a documentary released in 2019, produced in the United States. A PBS documentary by Michael Schwarz based on the book by Maria Rosa Menocal about eight centuries of coexistence in medieval al-Andalus. 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
Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain· 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. “The Ornament of the World”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/zukhruf-al-alam-2019/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.