Another interesting area that has a similar story is of Norman Sicily after being conquered and ruled by Roger II. He helped turn the city of Palermo into a very cosmopolitan city where Greeks, Normans and Muslims all had to live and work together. You can hear about it from the Norman Centuries podcast: https://normancenturies.com/
This site exposes too many complexities of history that do not fit the simplistic narratives that are popular today. Nothing to see here. /s
And perhaps it was ever thus:
> ‘All this was done with civility and respect’, he wrote, though this did not deter him from cursing the place: ‘May God destroy it.’