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miles which was far greater than his european counterpart. During his travels he traversed much of the Dar al Islam as well as territory such as modern day Indonesia. Abu abd Allah Muhammad Ibn abd Allah Al-lawati At-tanji Ibn Battuta was born in Tangier Morocco on February 24th, 1304. His family consisted of scholars and judges in the islamic legal system. As a young boy Ibn battuta followed in the footsteps of his ancestors and received a juristic and literary education. The travels of this historic

heard stories from my grandmother about the Moors since her father was half Moroccan. I knew I had to learn about this since this is a part of who I am. This book mainly narrates the adventures and travels of a 14th century Muslim scholar, native of Tangier who studied law but dreamed of traveling and seeing different perspectives of the world. Ibn is described by many as the Marco Polo of the Muslim world. Ibn traveled by all means possible during his time period, horse, camel, boat, foot, and boat

Ibn Battuta’s journey across the Sahara was, in one word, harsh. Ibn Battuta was a Muslim teacher and scholar who spreaded the religion of Islam and Muslim culture. Battuta traveled with a caravan of travelers. His journey began at the north edge of the Sahara desert, know as Sijilmasa. He had to travel across the dry desert in the caravan, with little to no water. People got lost in the desert, and then often died, without the resources that the caravan carried. A big part of the hardship

Tangier: The Disappearing Island Every summer night on Tangier Island was filled with delicious food, amazing music, and energetic friends. The night started with pizza and root beer floats at a restaurant called Four Brothers. After a couple hours of talking and eating, we would walk around the tiny island listening to the song “Apple Bottom Jeans” and dancing like nobody was watching. Finally, the night ended after a few laps around the island on my best friend’s moped. No matter how many years

The Apocalypse of William S. Burroughs’ Naked Lunch The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity too great for the eye of man. (William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, p. 7) In 1980, William S. Burroughs delivered a speech at the Planet Earth Conference at the Institute of Ecotechnics in Aix-en-Provence titled ‘The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’.1 In this speech, Burroughs, following religious tradition

Einhard, in his account of Charlemagne, and Ibn Battuta, in his account of Mansa Sulaiman, give witness to the way these two kings ruled their lands and provide an insight on how culture has an effect on people’s views of their leaders. Although each one lived in different cultures, each ruler embodied similar characteristics, such as the influence of religion on their realms. However, there are several distinct differences as well, and each narrative contains cultural bias that cannot be ignored

bought, and where boats can come to Tangier - Significance to the Story: Santiago makes some big mistakes here because of his lack of experience with people, which gets his money stolen. He wants to give up because of this. The significance of this city is that this is where he find the crystal shop. Significance Geographically: In the real world, Tangier is on the northern tip of Morocco, across the Strait of Gibraltar, south of Tarifa. To the world, Tangier is a port to where things can get traded

The Alchemist is a fantastic book with a fantastic storyline and the overall theme is pretty good. The Alchemist is a story of a boy named Santiago and describes the journey he takes to find in own Personal Legend. It tells how Santiago leaves what he is comfortable with and goes out to find his Personal Legend. Even when having doubts and running into all kinds of trouble along the way he still perseveres. He finds the love of his life and wants to stay, but he understands that in order to find

After traveling for almost two days and not knowing where to go or what to do I finally arrived at the airport in Tangier at two in the morning. I was greeted by Mourad. He looked relieved to see us. We ran to the car and went to our new school. Doua did not arrive until a couple days later. Doua is one of the campus coordinators here in Tangier but to us, she is more. We are here in Morocco in a country unknown to us and a language we do not know, she is our host mom for the next four months. Went

Modern History Assignment ‘How did European Influences from the early 19th century affect Morocco?’ Europe has had incredible influence on Morocco and Northern Africa, and its strategic location between greater Africa and the Iberian Peninsula has shaped its history. The area has been occupied by a vast litany of civilizations, from ancient Romans, and Arabic occupants bringing Islam, to life as a protectorate of France in 1912. The European occupation of Morocco between