The revival of the old Muslim quarter of Granada

Описание: (5 Nov 2009) SHOT LIST:
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Alhmabra Palace, Granada, June 4, 2009
1. Pan Alhambra palace
2. Mid Alhambra
3. Mid archway
4. Close Arabic writing on wall
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Spain, Granada, October 1st, 2009
5. Wide of the Alhambra, pan to city of Granada
6. Various of Granada in evening light
7. Various of Caldereria Nueva ( Arabic district)
8. Set up Said Elkhlouf in his shop
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Said Elkhlouf, Shop owner, originally from Tetouan, Morocco:
"The street was nothing before the 1980s. There were just a few insignificant things here and not many people. Then everything changed. Moroccans arrived, businesses opened and the street is now really good. We get lots of tourists from around the world, from every country and of every colour. This place is very important now."
10. Close up leather bag
11. Mid shot shop in Caldereria Nueva selling leather bags
8. Mid shot people walking through Caldereria Nueva
9. Various of building restoration and for sale signs
10. Close up sign of mosque
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdul Hedi Benattia, Historian, originally from Tunisia:
"They moved to this mosque and it was then rented. So the area started to be a sort of Muslim neighbourhood, mainly Spanish. So the first shop it was a tea shop and a bakery, a little bakery."
10. Various of Mezquita Mayor De Granada
11. Various of Caldereria Nueva
12. Close of Teteria Meknes Rahma
13. Set up for Rupal Lad
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Rupal Lad, Tourist:
"I like the Arabic culture, and the colours, and I think it's the closest thing you can get to Morocco, well in Spain, because I have never been to Morocco so I have come back many times, and I love the shopping."
15. Various of shops in Caldereria Nueva
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Melanie Saldanha, Tourist:
"We've made a couple of friends who work in one of the shops here and they were kind enough to ask us to join them for a drink yesterday and it was just very nice, relaxed. We felt completely in good hands. It was very, very nice and we've come back to say hello to them today and we were hoping for a bit of a discount as well."
17. Close up of sign reading Teteria Dar Ziryab
18. Various of street
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdul Hedi Benattia, Historian originally from Tunisia:
"The people visit Alhambra OK. So they travel through time, they go back four centuries and then of course when they leave the Alhambra with its decorations. So after that visiting this street they feel themselves like living the Alhambra. With the decorations and the tea shops, and the tea and the music it gives them an atmosphere which is which is continuation of the Alhambra, you can say."
20. Various of Alhambra
LEAD IN:
The Alhambra, the last stronghold of Islam in Spain, is the most visited attraction in the country.
Lately there has been a sort of second wave of Islam in Granada.
The formerly neglected old part of the city is being redeveloped and it's generating business.
STORYLINE:
The Alhambra is a symbol of southern Spain's Islamic heritage.
These days, modern Muslim Spain can be found in the city of Granada, in a district called the Caldereria Nueva.
The street is full of characteristic shops that make it look just like a north African souq (souk).
But the Caldereria Nueva wasn't always so alive and bustling.
Shop owner Said Elkhlouf explains that it was virtually deserted until north Africans came and injected life into the street in the 1980s.
The regeneration of the district helped boost the housing market and many historic properties are being restored.
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