…oh, wait. Are there any Visigoths left?
This sounded so silly, and the source from which I saw it this morning is so sketchy, that I spent a few minutes following rabbit holes to see if I could find a primary – or at least respectable – source. It appears to have originated on Facebook, so take it for what it’s worth. It’s still funny…
Muslim leader wants Spanish King to apologise for defeating Islam in 1492
The Ishbilia mosque has published a post on Facebook under the name of the Islamic Community itself and its president, Yihad Sarasua, in expressing “the sentiments among Spanish Muslims and those who for certain reasons, reside in Spain, for the lack of conciliation between the Crown and the heirs of the Andalusian legacy.”
“Sir, being the King of Spain, I believe that the historical moment has arrived to carry out the recognition of the vileness, plunder, displacement and murders carried out by orders of the Catholic kings and their most direct collaborators, which culminated with the surrender of Granada and the breach of everything subscribed to the Muslim community”, reads the letter.
Point of information: Didn’t the Muslims invade the Iberian peninsula first? And didn’t they rule there for, like, 800 years of constant warfare before finally being driven out? The counterbalancing reparations would be awesome to behold, especially since I believe the originally aggrieved parties are essentially extinct…
April fools!!! Bahahaha…
Well, the President of Mexico did write the King of Spain for an apology for invading Mexico, so there’s some truth behind the above story
I, at first, figured this for an April Fool’s Day 2019 post, but then I checked, and that day was actually 25 Rajab 1440.
So that isn’t the explanation for the utter inanity.
Yeah, supposedly this happened in late March and is a real thing.
And speaking of utter inanity, it appears that talk of reparations for past slavery will be part of the next USA election cycle (at least, for the left). I could list multitudes of reasons why trying to change history by simply paying off a single subsequent generation to “cure” an ancient wrong would be ineffective, immoral, and impossible to administer, but the entire notion of reparations is so idiotic that crafting a serious argument against such silliness seems like a waste of time.
OMG, I really thought this was an April Fools prank but then I took a look at Facebook and found the actual post and discussion. The post was made under Mezquita Ishbilia Mosque on March 27th. Here’s the link…
https://www.facebook.com/1525643531038514/photos/a.1525643584371842/2338106959792163/?type=3&theater
Thanks to the translation on Facebook, you can read the responses which are… interesting.