Islamic Spain: was it a paradise of tolerance and religious harmony, or an oppressive and violent authoritarian regime? Was it a beacon of enlightened sophistication snuffed out by barbaric Dark Age Europeans, or the arena of a clash of eastern and western civilizations? Brian Catlos, Professor of Jewish Studies and Religious Studies at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥, aims to answer these questions in his newst article now published onÌýthe History News Network.Ìý