The successful Portuguese efforts to control the Atlantic coast in the 15th century did not affect the Mediterranean heart of Morocco. After the Napoleonic Wars, Egypt and the North African maghreb became increasingly ungovernable from Constantinople, the resort of pirates under local beys, and as Europe industrialized, an increasingly prized potential for colonization. The Maghreb had far greater proven wealth than the unknown rest of Africa and a location of strategic importance affecting the exit from the Mediterranean. For the first time ...

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History of Morocco, History of Morocco - Roman and sub-Roman Morocco, History of Morocco - Early Islamic Morocco, History of Morocco - Timeline, History of Morocco - Morocco 1666-1912, History of Morocco - European Influence, History of Morocco - Independence

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The Almohad Dynasty (From Arabic الموحدون al-Muwahhidun, i.e. "the monotheists" or "the Unitarians," the name being corrupted in Spanish) were a Berber Muslim religious power which founded the fifth Moorish dynasty in the 12th century, and conquered all northern Africa as far as Egypt, together with Muslim Spain. Almohad - Origins. It originated with Ibn Tumart, a member of the Masmuda, a Berber tribe of the Atlas Mountains. Ibn Tumart was the son of a lamplighter in a mosque and had been not ...

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• Almohad - Origins
• Almohad - The ruling
• Almohad - Muwahhadi Almohad Caliphs 1145-1269
• Almohad - Publications

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The Alaouite Dynasty is the name of the current Moroccan royal family. The name Alaouite comes from its founder, Al-Raschid (or Ali Cherif), who became Sultan in 1666. Al-Raschid, unlike preceding dynasties, did not seize power but was formally invited by the people of Fez to take over the throne of Morocco. The Alaouite family claimed descent from Muhammad, through the line of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatima Zahra (Muhammad's daughter). They entered Morocco probably from Yanbu in the Hejaz at the end of the 13th Century. T ...

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• Alaouite Dynasty - References and links

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During the Years of lead, dissidents were arrested, executed or "disappeared", newspapers were closed, and books were banned. There are few reliable lists of victims for the Years of lead, but political killings and forced disappearances came in the thousands, and arbitrary arrests and torture affected many even outside the opposition networks. Some examples of government repression include: Targeting of dissidents. Opposition politics was a life-threatening activity in Morocco during the low points of the Y ...

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Years of Lead, Years of Lead - Timeframe, Years of Lead - Repression and its victims, Years of Lead - ERC: Looking into the past

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After his return to Morocco at the age of twenty-eight, he began preaching and agitating, heading riotous attacks on wine-shops and on other manifestations of laxity. He even went so far as to assault the sister of the Almoravid (Murabit) amir `Ali III, in the streets of Fez, because she was going about unveiled after the manner of Berber women. `Ali, who was very deferential to any exhibition of p ...

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Almohad, Almohad - Origins, Almohad - The Dynasty, Almohad - Muwahhadi Almohad Caliphs 1145-1269, Almohad - Publications

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They entered Morocco at the end of the 13th Century when Al Hassan Addakhil, who lived then in the town of Yanbu in the Hejaz was brought to Morocco by the inabitants of Tafilalet to be their Imam and to help in the improvements of their crops thanks to his Barakah as he was from the offspring of the prophet Mohammad. They began to increase their power in southern Morocco during the anarchy following the deat ...

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Alaouite Dynasty, Alaouite Dynasty - Descendance, Alaouite Dynasty - Conquest

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According to Berber mythology, Tangier was built by the son of Tinjis, named Sufax. Tinjis was the wife of the Berber hero Antaios. There are other stories of Tangier being founded by Hercules. The cave or grotto of Hercules is only a few miles from the city. This cave is a major tourist attraction because of its association with Greek mythology. It is believed that Hercules slept there before attempting one of his 12 labours. Tangier was an important city for the Berbers, and still is inhabited by Berbers and Arabs, and the city's na ...

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Tangier, Tangier - History, Tangier - Culture, Tangier - Maps

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After his return to Morocco at the age of twenty-eight, he began preaching and agitating, heading riotous attacks on wine-shops and on other manifestations of laxity. He even went so far as to assault the sister of the Almoravid (Murabit) amir `Ali III, in the streets of Fez, because she was going about unveiled after the manner of Berber women. `Ali, who was very deferential to any exhibition of pi ...

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Almohad, Almohad - Origins, Almohad - The ruling, Almohad - Muwahhadi Almohad Caliphs 1145-1269, Almohad - Publications

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Almoravides (In Arabic المرابطون al-Murabitun, sing. مرابط Murabit), is a Berber dynasty from the Sahara which, in the 11th century, founded the fourth dynasty in Morocco. Under this dynasty the Moorish empire was extended over Tlemcen (in modern Algeria) and a great part of Spain and Portugal. The name is derived from the Arabic Murabit, variously translated as religious ascetic or warrior monk. Almoravides - Beginnings. The most powerful of the invading tri ...

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• Almoravides - Beginnings
• Almoravides - Influence of orthodox Islam
• Almoravides - Ascendence of Militarism
• Almoravides - Military Successes
• Almoravides - Morocco and Western Sahara
• Almoravides - Ghana
• Almoravides - Spain
• Almoravides - The Prince of the Muslims
• Almoravides - Decline

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Casablanca classic (Arabic name: الدار البيضاء, transliterated ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ, "the white house", dar beïda in dialectal Moroccan Arabic) is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 2.95 million (September 2004 census), Casablanca is Morocco's biggest city; also it is the chief port, and is thus considered the economic capital, although Morocco's official capital and seat of government is Rabat. Casablanca is located at 33°32′N 7°35′W. Including:

• Casablanca - History
• Casablanca - Before the French Protectorate
• Casablanca - French rule
• Casablanca - Since independence
• Casablanca - Notable physical landmarks
• Casablanca - Jews in Casablanca
• Casablanca - Transport
• Casablanca - Trains
• Casablanca - Coaches
• Casablanca - Planes
• Casablanca - List of main Casablanca Districts

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The Berghouata were a medieval Berber tribe of the Atlantic coast of Morocco, belonging to the Masmuda group of tribes. After allying with a failed Sufri Kharijite rebellion in Morocco against the Abbasids, they established a kingdom in the area of Tamesna between 744 and 1058, when the Almoravids conquered them. The Berghouata kingdom followed a syncretic religion inspired by Islam featuring the second ruler of the dynasty, Salih ibn Tarif, as the final prophet. The Berghouata are famous for being the first to have translated the Kor ...

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The Kingdom of Nekor was an emirate in the Rif area of modern day Morocco, with its capital initially at Temsaman but later at Nekor. It was founded by an immigrant of southern Arabian origins, Salih I ibn Mansur al-Himyari in 710 AD, by Caliphal grant. He converted the local Berber tribes to Islam; they soon tired of the restrictions of the religion, and threw him out in favor of a person known as az-Zaydi from the Nafza tribe, but then changed their mind and took him back, and hi ...

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Abd al-Mu'min (1094-1163) (Arabic: ‏عبد المؤمن بن علي) was the first Caliph of the Almohad Empire. Abd al-Mu'min was a member of the group of Masmuda Berbers living in the Atlas Mountains. They had long been at odds with the Almoravids who then ruled Morocco and had been forced into exile in the mountains. Some time around 1117 he became a follower of Ibn Tumart a religious leader of renowned piety who had founded the Almohads as a religious order with the goal of restoring purity in Islam. When ibn Tumart died ...

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The multicultural placement of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities and the foreign immigrants attracted artists like Paul Bowles, William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Tennessee Williams, Brion Gysin, the Rolling Stones, and collector Jim Ede who all lived in Tangier. It was after Delacroix that Tangier became an obligatory stop for artists seeking to experience the colors and light he spoke of for themselves - with varying results. Matisse made several sojourns in Tangier, always staying at the Hotel Villa de France. You can stil ...

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Tangier, Tangier - History, Tangier - Culture, Tangier - Maps

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As the more liberal-minded Mohammed VI succeeded his father on the throne in 1999, the period was definitely over. While Morocco is still not considered a democracy, and human rights abuses still frequently occur according to rights groups (especially against suspected Islamists and Sahrawi independence seekers)[1][2], important reforms have been instituted to examine past abuses. The press is considerably freer than before, and debate on many subjects is intense, although the Monarchy, Political Islam and Western Sahara remain more or less ...

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Years of Lead, Years of Lead - Timeframe, Years of Lead - Repression and its victims, Years of Lead - ERC: Looking into the past

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The Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic المملكة المغربية) is a country in northwest Africa. It has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Algeria to the east, though the Algerian border is closed, Western Sahara to the south, the Mediterranean Sea and Spain to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to its west. Morocco claims ownership of Western Sahara and has administered most of the territory since 1975. Its status is disputed, pending a United ...

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• Morocco - Name
• Morocco - History
• Morocco - Politics
• Morocco - Provinces
• Morocco - Geography
• Morocco - Economy
• Morocco - Demographics
• Morocco - Culture

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Marrakech - Areas and neighborhoods. Médina Casbah Mellah Modern city Guéliz Hivernage Semlalia Daudiate Marrakech - Mosques medrassas synagogues and zaouias. Koutoubia Mosque Ben Youssef Medrassa, Ben Youssef Mosque Casbah Mosque/Mansouria Mosque Bab Doukkala Mosque Mouassine Mosque Zaouia of Sidi Bel Abbès, Zao ...

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Marrakech, Marrakech - Demographics, Marrakech - History, Marrakech - Sites, Marrakech - Areas and neighborhoods, Marrakech - Mosques medrassas synagogues and zaouias, Marrakech - Palaces dars and villas, Marrakech - Cemeteries koubbas and mausolea, Marrakech - Handicrafts and business, Marrakech - Museums, Marrakech - Ramparts and gates, Marrakech - Places and squares, Marrakech - Gardens and parks, Marrakech - Other structures, Marrakech - Fictional Works About

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The term desaparecidos specifically refers to South America's "Dirty War", particularly in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay, which cooperated together, along with other dictatures, in operation Condor. However, the term may be used in others contexts. NGOs such as Amnesty International or Human Rights Watch recense in their annual report the number of forced disappearances cases. Forced disappearance - Mafia. In what is probably the best known non-governmental case, the mafia is said to have "disappeared" U.S. trade-unionist Jimmy Hoffa, doing ...

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Forced disappearance, Forced disappearance - Linguistic considerations, Forced disappearance - Well known incidents, Forced disappearance - Mafia, Forced disappearance - Nazi Germany, Forced disappearance - Northern Ireland's Troubles, Forced disappearance - Operation Condor and Argentina's Dirty War, Forced disappearance - Soviet Union, Forced disappearance - United States' war on terror, Forced disappearance - Western Sahara, Forced disappearance - Disappearances in human rights law, Forced disappearance - Metaphorical use, Forced disappearance - Film

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After his return to Morocco at the age of twenty-eight, he began preaching and agitating, heading riotous attacks on wine-shops and on other manifestations of laxity. He even went so far as to assault the sister of the Almoravid (Murabit) amir `Ali III, in the streets of Fez, because she was going about unveiled after the manner of Berber women. `Ali, who was very deferential to any exhibition of pie ...

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Almohad, Almohad - Origins, Almohad - The Dynasty, Almohad - Muwahhadi Almohad Caliphs 1145-1269, Almohad - Publications

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Casablanca - Before the French Protectorate. The area which is today Casablanca was orginally settled by Berbers in the 7th century. The area, which they named Anfa, became a small, independent kingdom, which rejected the Muslim rule that surrounded it until it was conquered by the Almoravids in 1068. From the 14th century, under the Marinids, Anfa rose in importace as a port. In the early 15th century, the town became an independent state once again. It also became a safe harbour f ...

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Casablanca, Casablanca - History, Casablanca - Before the French Protectorate, Casablanca - French rule, Casablanca - Since independence, Casablanca - Notable physical landmarks, Casablanca - Jews in Casablanca, Casablanca - Transport, Casablanca - Trains, Casablanca - Coaches, Casablanca - Planes, Casablanca - List of main Casablanca Districts

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