Morocco: Islam, Pirates and Science with Elijah Fanan

<p>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. </p><p></p><p>Show Notes</p><p>0:01:11 - The Geography of Morocco</p><p>0:02:00 - First Recorded Human life - 300,000 years ago.</p><p>0:04:11 - Mitochondrial Eve </p><p>0:04:38 - First Sign of Civilization in Morocco</p><p>0:05:21 - Amazigh Kingdom of Mauretania - During the Roman Times</p><p>0:07:15 - When did Islam Come to Morocco?</p><p>0:10:31 - Ibn Khaldoun</p><p>0:16:00 - The Fall of the Umayyad Empire</p><p>0:17:59:00 - Almoravid Empire</p><p>0:20:20- The Red City of Morocco</p><p></p><p>0:23:48 - Almohad Caliphate: The first non-Arab Caliphate</p><p>0:26:10 - The Islamic Golden Age</p><p>0:26:29 - <a target="_blank" href="https://aboutislam.net/family-life/culture/worlds-first-university-founded-muslim-woman/">The First University - Fatima Al Fihri</a></p><p></p><p>0:28:15 - The Koran and the Scientific Method</p><p>0:29:00 - The Alaween Dynasty in Morocco and how they kept power for over 500+ years</p><p>0:32:00 - The Ottoman Empire </p><p>0:34:10 - <strong>Sayyida al-Hurra </strong>- The Female Pirate of North Africa</p><p>0:36:10 - Esha approve of Robbing of Colonizers. </p><p>0:36:53 - Pirates and the Slavetrade</p><p>0:38:46 - The First Friendship Treaty with the USA</p><p>0:41:49 - World War 1 and Morocco</p><p>0:46:17 - Rebellion in Fez</p><p>0:47:10 - Rif and the Independence Movement</p><p>0:48:11 - The <strong>Istiqlal Party</strong></p><p>0:50:56 - From Black to Gray</p><p>0:55:23 - How the King of Morocco Protected all the Jews During Vichy France</p><p>0:57:42 - The Birth of the Marxist Leninist Movement in Morocco</p><p>1:00:10 - Operation Gladio (Morocco Edition)</p><p>1:06:27 - The Arab Spring in Morocco</p><p>1:07:04 -Belt and Road Initiative and China in Morocco</p><p>1:10:54 - Western Sahara</p><p></p><p>Other Announcements</p><p>Join our weekly callin today at 12:30 PM Eastern Time</p><p></p><p>Lit