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Originally Posted by babydriver
Absolutely. The Texas town of Palestine comes to mind immediately. It would not be the least bit surprising to find that our Medina namesake came from the part of Spain that was "Moorish" and that the name derives from the Arabic word.
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You may enjoy this if you haven't seen it. I'd never considered visiting Spain until I watched it.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/435035
The other pure history shows on hulu are also good. There's one on Islamic art that was AWESOME.