Today, anthropology scholar Elijah Fanan joins us to discuss the rich history of Morocco. A very special episode where we go through over 3000 years of history of a beautiful country.
Show Notes
0:01:11 - The Geography of Morocco
0:02:00 - First Recorded Human life - 300,000 years ago.
0:04:11 - Mitochondrial Eve
0:04:38 - First Sign of Civilization in Morocco
0:05:21 - Amazigh Kingdom of Mauretania - During the Roman Times
0:07:15 - When did Islam Come to Morocco?
0:10:31 - Ibn Khaldoun
0:16:00 - The Fall of the Umayyad Empire
0:17:59:00 - Almoravid Empire
0:20:20- The Red City of Morocco
0:23:48 - Almohad Caliphate: The first non-Arab Caliphate
0:26:10 - The Islamic Golden Age
0:26:29 - The First University - Fatima Al Fihri
0:28:15 - The Koran and the Scientific Method
0:29:00 - The Alaween Dynasty in Morocco and how they kept power for over 500+ years
0:32:00 - The Ottoman Empire
0:34:10 - Sayyida al-Hurra - The Female Pirate of North Africa
0:36:10 - Esha approve of Robbing of Colonizers.
0:36:53 - Pirates and the Slavetrade
0:38:46 - The First Friendship Treaty with the USA
0:41:49 - World War 1 and Morocco
0:46:17 - Rebellion in Fez
0:47:10 - Rif and the Independence Movement
0:48:11 - The Istiqlal Party
0:50:56 - From Black to Gray
0:55:23 - How the King of Morocco Protected all the Jews During Vichy France
0:57:42 - The Birth of the Marxist Leninist Movement in Morocco
1:00:10 - Operation Gladio (Morocco Edition)
1:06:27 - The Arab Spring in Morocco
1:07:04 -Belt and Road Initiative and China in Morocco
1:10:54 - Western Sahara
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Morocco: Islam, Pirates and Science with Elijah Fanan