Berber

The Almovarid Dynasty: Berbers of Medieval Northern Africa

The Almovarid Dynasty: Berbers of Medieval Northern Africa

February 19, 2020

The most powerful of the tribes of the Sahara, they had been converted to Islam in the...

Kahina: Early Medieval Berber Warrior-Queen Standing against Arab Invasion

Kahina: Early Medieval Berber Warrior-Queen Standing against Arab Invasion

February 19, 2019

Kahina’s life is only known through later Arab historians writing on the Muslim conquest of Africa. Introduction...

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