Morocco: Islam, Pirates and Science with Elijah Fanan

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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