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Mikel De Epalza
Mikel de Epalza Ferrer (1938 – 6 December 2008) was a Spanish academic who was a specialist in Arab and Islamic studies. Born in Pau, France in 1938, he was a specialist on Mudéjars (Muslims permitted to remain in the Christian realms of the medieval Iberian peninsula) and Moriscos (converts from Islam to Christianity in the same era). He encouraged good relations between Mediterranean European and North African nations. He had previously been a Jesuit , image = Ihs-logo.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = ChristogramOfficial seal of the Jesuits , abbreviation = SJ , nickname = Jesuits , formation = , founders ..., and worked in Algeria and Tunisia. He was a Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Alicante. In 2001, he completed a Catalan language translation of the Quran which he titled ''L'Alcorà''. The translation received an award from the city of Barcelona, and was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pau (, ) is a Communes of France, commune overlooking the Pyrenees, and prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The city is located in the heart of the former sovereign principality of Béarn, of which it was the capital from 1464. Pau lies on the Gave de Pau, and is located from the Atlantic Ocean and from Spain. This position gives it a striking panorama across the mountain range of the Pyrenees, especially from its landmark "Boulevard des Pyrénées", as well as the hillsides of Jurançon AOC, Jurançon. According to Alphonse de Lamartine, "Pau has the world's most beautiful view of the earth just as Naples has the most beautiful view of the sea." The site has been occupied since at least the Roman Gaul, Gallo-Roman era. However the first references to Pau as a settlement only occur in the first half of the 12th century. The town developed from the construction of its Château ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
