The Long Shadow of al-Andalus
Spain is on the periphery of Europe, but central to modern jihad
Aug 22, 2017 · 6 min read

By James Badcock
Until last week, when, a few minutes before 5 p.m. on Thursday, a white van began careering along the pedestrianized section of Barcelona’s iconic La Rambla avenue, Spain had been spared the recent spate of crude jihadi terrorist attacks inflicted on Western…

