Steffani Garcia is a British-Andalusian currently residing in London. She holds an MA in International Relations & Global Diplomacy from SOAS with a specialism on US Foreign Policy in Latin America and Muslims in Spain.
Jokes about Morocco ‘taking back Al Andalus’ were shared on social media following the country’s victory in the match against Spain, but this raised important questions about Spain’s denial when it comes to its Muslim past, argues Steffani Garcia.