Hello everyone, I hope you are well, God willing Look what a surprise, a documentary about the Muslims of Granada has just been released in the middle of Ramadan on the Franco-German channel Arte, it is a channel of great relevance, it is at the level of 2 here in Spain to give you an idea and I am very excited that we will see some of the scenes together and I will also show you the making-off of the filming which was super fun. I hope you enjoy it very much and we begin... Granada, Spain The Youtuber Paloma Ruiz de Almodóvar wants to document for her channel the conversion to Islam of a young Spanish woman in the Great Mosque of Granada God is great Thank you, thank you very much I was born in Granada and I converted to Islam This has given me a lot of peace and tranquility The Koran It is a guide for everything, it has answers for everything you are looking for. Thank God Spain Every Friday the muezzin of the Great Mosque of Granada faithfully calls to prayer Granada, city of the Alhambra and world heritage site, was the capital of the last Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula The Nasrids were here until 1492 and their descendants still live in Granada Peace be with you! How are you? I hope very well. I am Paloma Ruiz de Almodóvar, an artist from Granada, descendant of the Nasrid Benu Nasser dynasty, residents of The Alhambra . YouTuber Paloma converted to Islam in 2016 Hello everyone! Welcome to my channel The artist has published videos on her channel for 3 years and has about 100,000 subscribers She talks about the life of Muslims in Granada and southern Spain Paloma wants to make Islam known to the world Peace be with you ! Welcome to the Great Mosque of Granada Many people contact me through my YouTube channel because when they see my videos they want to come to Granada and see how the Muslim community of our times lives and more than one has done the shahada. There are 36,000 people living in Granada. Muslims. 10% are converts making the shahada, the Muslim declaration of faith Compared to Europe, in Spain there are more than twice as many Muslim converts Paloma wants to record today's conversion to Islam for her channel on Friday Now we are in the Great Mosque The Mayor Mosque was built in the historic center of Granada in 2003. It attracts a large number of Europeans who want to convert to Islam in this symbolic and special place . Paloma is in luck. Olga, a young Spanish woman will do the shahada today Repeat with me, I testify that there is no God but Allah and I testify that Mohammed is his messenger Allah is great Thank you very much Olga's friends and her Christian mother accompany her in her conversion I was born in Granada, always I lived here and today I entered Islam. I have always believed in my own way, and when I read the Koran I saw that it fit my way of believing. I am very happy and the Koran gives me a lot of peace and tranquility . I am very bad at speaking to the camera . She always gets nervous I am very nervous People often think badly of Islam. But when you meet Muslims they understand that Islam is peace, love, tranquility. It gives me a lot of peace. It is a guide Yes, the Koran is a guide that has answers for everything you are looking for What God wanted Thank God The town of Órgiva with a population of 6000 inhabitants was the land of the last Muslims in Europe after the expulsion of the Moors in the 15th century The Ruiz de Almodóvar museum, run by Paloma's father, Miguel, is dedicated to the ancestors of Paloma's family and their Nasrid roots. How wonderful! Seeing these images makes me remember when I was little and you talked to me about our ancestors It is a wonderful piece of research He converted to Christianity under the name of Pedro I Granada Venegas Until then he was Moorish and his name was Sidi Yahia Alnajjar The museum documents the history of Sidi Yahia's family, that is, Don Pedro Paloma, is the first member of the family to return to Islam. You would be a muladí . Would I be a muladí? It is what Christians who voluntarily converted to Islam were called in the Middle Ages . What a beautiful word. As a father, I have never questioned their decision to convert to Islam. They are surprised that my family accepts that I am Muslim and for me it is a pride . I consider Islam to be part of Spain and therefore Muslims are as Spanish as Christians. In Granada, YouTuber Paloma is working on a new video. Her followers are asking her how she deals with the traditional interpretation of Islam, being a modern woman and independent I think that women's rights are reflected in Islam Many people think that Islam and feminism are not compatible, but this is not the case. Since I began to discover and study the Koran and the teachings of the prophet Muhammad I have seen the opposite Women are very protected in Islam, they have great value and have all their rights covered. I think that what is seen in certain customs and what religion is is different. I always invite people to investigate what the religion really says. quran For me it is the best thing I have discovered in my life Peace be with you! Hello, how are you? I hope that very good. I am Paloma Ruiz de Almodóvar, a Granada and Muslim artist. This is the main door of the Alhambra. Look how wonderful. When I enter I feel a great emotion , it is like traveling to the Andalusian era, mashallah. These are the pomegranates, what a beautiful fruit and here is the Alhambra. , right where we were a moment ago Olives I am very happy because a girl is going to do the shahada and I am going to record it all Bismillah (in the name of God) Couscous! Rich rich 3, 2, 1, action We are in the heart of the museum A museum of a Granada family You would be a muladí Muladí? Yes, exactly, that is what Christians who voluntarily converted to Islam were called in the Middle Ages . What a beautiful word...
