 Clockwise from top left: noon prayer at the Tetuàn mosque; even quintessentially Spanish architecture gives away the Arab-Islamic influence of the Al-Andalus era, like the Plaza de Toros (bullfighting rings) in Madrid, built under 100 years ago; Hussein Zaghloul and his wife at the grocer at the Tetuàn mosque to find the juiciest-looking dates; Mustafa, who sells traditional Arabic foodstuffs and crafts at the Souk Al-Maghrib shop in the heart of Madrid, is happy to help keep prices down in spite of the financial crisis (photos: Serene Assir) parent page (9 - 15 October 2008, issue #917) |