Western Influence On Jewish Culture

What the Visigoths did not know, was that Spain was already a mixed culture with a very large Jewish community. When the Visigoths converted to Roman Christianity, they began to harass and antagonize the Jewish community. While the Visigoths were persecuting the Jews, a new religion known as Islam, was born that united Arabic tribes, such as the Berbers. These Arabic tribes would crossover into the Strait of Gibraltar and defeat the Visigoth King of Spain. To help them in their conquest of the peninsula, the Jews welcomed Muslims leaders. These Muslims would conquer most of Iberia and called their new land al-Andalus. In the end, these wars and rebellions that took place after the fall of Roman contributed to the integration of Islamic Spain by mixing the religions of Christianity, Islamic, and Jewish cultures together.
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The Westerns and Muslims then and today are known for not having the best relationship. Both sides continually hold negative stereotypes toward each other. What started the division between Islam and the West was their idea perceptions of the Islamic world. In movies and TV shows, such as Aladdin, the western world made the land of Islam as sandy, old buildings, genies, and women who bare their stomach and shoulders. These images and perception did not even come from the Islamic world. They were stories told from those of China. Islam was offended that the Western saw their land in such images, when their world was so much more. The issues that caused the tension between the West and Islamic Spain to grow was the day of September 11. On September 11, 2011, it is believed that an Islamic group hijacked four airlines and carried out suicide attacks against the United States. After September 11, The Western world declared war with the Islamic world, and we continue to wage war with