In Search of My Roots | Al Jazeera World documentary

I'm Indonesian. Most Indonesians are Muslim. some Indonesians, including me, study Arabic. In studying Arabic grammar, we use a phenomenal guidebook called "Alfiyah ibn Al Malik". This book was written by Muhammad Jamaluddin bin Malik in the 13th century. He was a Muslim who came from Andalusia, Spain. As Muslim students, we are very familiar with Muslim scholars who come from Spain. and we are proud of them.

I was born in Puerto Rico. I know my ancestors are from Spain, but this documentary has proven to me that we have a rich islamic past. As those that migrated to Puerto Rico came from Andalusian communities. I am a revert myself. Did my shahada in Morocco. This before I found out my DNA results. Thank you for sharing your journey.

I'm watching after learning my Father is of Sephardic origin and recently my Mother is of Morisco's Origin. I've always dealt with comments from people saying "You look middle eastern like your dad" along with ignorant ones that I don't really feel comfortable mentioning. I'm close to 19 minutes in and I decided to pause the video. I wanted to search to see if my last name came up in the baptism records and they did. Raposo did come up on page 208, Maria Raposo(Andalla), which makes sense after reading one of the surnames the Moriscos in Castile adopted was Raposo. I've dealt with a huge identity crisis all my life because I never really felt like I fit in anywhere and I never knew where I came from or what my roots were. Finding this out has brought tears to my eyes because it's validation that I was right and all the people who met me with ignorance were wrong. I never thought I would find this answer let alone find out what my last name really was but this was so gratifying to watch. Thank you endlessly for the happiness you brought me.

My ancestors are moriscos from Andalucia. Like many other families here in Tunisia, my family still remember from where they came.

Iam Libyan from Libya 🇱🇾 I have roots from Andalusia from my mother side

The souls in Granada salute you! Omg I felt that I recently went to Granada and I felt an eerie feeling in Albaicín quarter. However in the cathedral I felt so much heaviness almost choking couldn’t breathe I had to get out later I read it was a cite of an old mosque. I have muslim and jewish heritage so going to Granada was fascinating.When I went to Granada I felt like I’ve been there before and a very heavy feeling like souls are watching me. It’s very strange a type of yearning melancholy as if they are saying welcome.

This is so fascinating. My husband was born in France but his mother is from Spain. Her parents were both from Andalucia. Her dad from Alemeria. When I met my husband I couldn’t tell exactly what his ancestry was and I told him he looked Arab. He thought there was no way because he was Spanish and French. The more we dug in the more his arab looks started making more sense. His ancestral dna shows a good deal of birth african which is interesting since that would have come from more than 5 generations prior because the 5 generations we know are not apparently moor and yet it’s there. His ancestors are there and his handsome looks display it ❤

44:35 Amazing how centuries old Islamic traditions are still alive among the Muslim decendents. May Allah Subhananhuwtala bless all of His creations with light of Islam. Ameen.

i m moroccan from the city of chefchaouen, my ancestors are andalucians from Granada and they left to morocco in the 14th century. most of the families in chefchaouen are andalucians and still keep the keys for their left homes in andalucia until today as souvenirs.

They denounce their islam , but deep inside their heart , the faith of islam is still alive.

I found this documentary insightful. However, it's some dishonesty to not mention that many of the Moriscos were either forcefully converted to Christianity or killed. There's no doubt that others escaped to North Africa and the Ottoman Empire to escape persecution. Others who stayed back denounced Islam for their survival. Using euphemisms such as integration or name change wouldn't erase these facts.

Beautiful documentary Thank you Al Jazeera for making it & educating us

42:55 this father is truly blessed subhan Allah

Arabic culture has so much fashion, it’s magical. So proud of my origins!❤️

I watch this with tears in my eyes 😢

It is alweys good to know your roots.

Our clan relatives from my mother's side say we are descended from a certain Capitan Vicente Gallego who got stranded in the island of Guimaras, about 70 generations ago. My family is Muslim.

Incredibly powerful documentary. She does it with such skill and sensitivity. The final part is amazing when she meets Layla, and history comes full circle..👏👏👏

سپین میں رہنے والوں کے لئے بہت معلوماتی پروگرام ہے۔ شکریہ الجزیرہ

This has to be the most ignored ethnic cleansing ever done throughout history