Muslim African slaves in America
Muslim African slaves in America had a different status to non-Muslim slaves often being put in supervisory roles and regarded as more cultivated
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Secrets of the Lost Gospels of Jesus
There were more than just Four Gospels of Jesus but many other stories of his life rejected by the early church as heretical as Tony McMahon discovers
The Spanish Inquisition – what was it really like?
Tony McMahon visited a Spanish Inquisition prison to find out what really happened to heretics behind those walls
Muslim Spain – heaven or hell for Jews and Christians?
Life for Christians and Jews in Muslim controlled Spain has often been portrayed as one of joyful tolerance but that may not be true, according to a new book
Celebrating LGBT Muslims in history
Muslim LGBT visibility has been increasing in recent years. On Pride in London – Muslim LGBT groups are often very vocal and one carried a placard last year saying: “See ya down at the mosque!” Obviously this scandalised many. But there is a strong LGBT tradition in the Muslim world going right back through the…
Man in the High Castle: the real American Nazis?
The Man in the High Castle returns in 2018 – but who were the real American Nazis from the 1930s to the 1960s?
Filming with the History Channel in Templar Tomar
In August 2017, Tony McMahon filmed with History for a programme called Buried about the Knights Templar hiding their treasure in Tomar, Portugal