I see that you have expressed both sides to some degree however I find what you say a mischaracterizes the history significantly. There was very little tolerance of muslims when the reconquista happened, muslim rule had a much wider degree of tolerance for the era despite not being up to modern standards.
This is from a student journal so you can follow the link and look up their citations but this quote sums up what I want to express.
"In contrast, other scholars may argue that the position of minorities under the Ottomans was lenient compared to minority treatment elsewhere in the world, such as in certain parts of Europe. According to Edward Said, abuses of “Orientalism,” which he described as a Western way of “dominating” or “restructuring” the history of the Middle East because of prejudice against Arab-Islamic peoples, has caused a misconstruction of the historical narrative.2 According to Bruce Masters, Westerners were typically biased against Muslims, and often distorted realities in the relationships between Christians, Muslims and Jews under the Ottoman Empire.3 As such, it must be noted that historical interpretations, or misinterpretations, must be intensely scrutinized when discussing the position of Jews and Arabs under the Ottoman Empire."
From what I've read, it matters a great deal what time period you're talking about. Like the Ummayyads were pretty tolerant, but the Almohads were quite oppressive.
This is from a student journal so you can follow the link and look up their citations but this quote sums up what I want to express.
"In contrast, other scholars may argue that the position of minorities under the Ottomans was lenient compared to minority treatment elsewhere in the world, such as in certain parts of Europe. According to Edward Said, abuses of “Orientalism,” which he described as a Western way of “dominating” or “restructuring” the history of the Middle East because of prejudice against Arab-Islamic peoples, has caused a misconstruction of the historical narrative.2 According to Bruce Masters, Westerners were typically biased against Muslims, and often distorted realities in the relationships between Christians, Muslims and Jews under the Ottoman Empire.3 As such, it must be noted that historical interpretations, or misinterpretations, must be intensely scrutinized when discussing the position of Jews and Arabs under the Ottoman Empire."
http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/242/the-position-of...