@Regrann from @kmercial - “We are proud of being Spanish and Moroccan,” said Hassan Bargach, whose family originates from the Spanish town of Hornachos and is among a group that has held onto some Iberian customs despite living in Morocco for centuries. 🇪🇸🇲🇦 They are descendants of Moriscos, Muslims who were expelled from Spain in 1609 and are scattered across the Mediterranean Sea — cultural cousins of Sephardim, Jews of Spanish descent. Now, with Spain’s initiative to offer Sephardic Jews a path to citizenship, some Morisco descendants have called on Madrid for similar treatment: if not the same rights, then at least recognition of their heritage. “We think we deserve some respect for the suffering Moriscos experienced,” said Najib Loubaris, president of the Association for Andalusian Remembrance. Like Sephardic Jews, Muslims were an integral part of Spain’s society before being painfully uprooted by Christian rulers. Many were forced to convert to Christianity and later prohibited from taking their possessions. A large number perished at sea. Source: Washington Post... Moriscos https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/spanish-muslims-or-moriscos-seek-parity-with-jews-expelled-from-spain/2014/06/05/3dbf2c78-ece1-11e3-b10e-5090cf3b5958_story.html #Moriscos #Moro #Moor #Moroccan #Morocco #AlMoroc #AlMoroccan Moors #MoorsinSpain #MoorsOfSpain #Moorish #Regrann
