Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Moors of the Maghreb: The History of the Muslims in North Africa during the Middle Ages
    The Moors of the Maghreb: The History of the Muslims in North Africa during the Middle Ages
    The Moors of the Maghreb: The History of the Muslims in North Africa during the Middle Ages
    Audiobook1 hour

    The Moors of the Maghreb: The History of the Muslims in North Africa during the Middle Ages

    Written by Charles River Editors

    Narrated by Colin Fluxman

    4/5

    ()

    About this audiobook

    The term Moor is a historical rather than an ethnic name. It is an invention of European Christians for the Islamic inhabitants of Maghreb (North Africa), Andalusia (Spain), Sicily and Malta, and was sometimes use to designate all Muslims. It is derived from Mauri, the Latin name for the Berbers who lived in the Roman province of Mauretania, which ranged across modern Algeria and Morocco. Saracen was another European term used to designate Muslims, though it usually referred to the Arabic peoples of the Middle East and derives from an ancient name for the Arabs, Sarakenoi. The Muslims of those regions no more refer to themselves by that term than those of North Africa call themselves Moors. Maghreb, or al-Maghreb, is a historical term used by Arabic Muslims for the territory of coastal North Africa from Alexandria to the Atlantic Coast. It means “The West” and is used in opposition to Mashrek, “The East,” used to refer to the lands of Islam in the Middle East and north-eastern Africa. The Berbers refer to the region in their own language as Tamazgha. In a limited, precise sense it can also refer to the Kingdom of Morocco, the proper name of which is al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyyah, “Kingdom of the West.” 

    Ethnically the people of North Africa are mostly of mixed Arab-Berber descent, and the Berbers are a proud and noble group of peoples dating from ancient times. The term Berber is again a foreign designation, coming from the Greek barbaroi, meaning stranger. By implication, as far as the Greeks and Romans were concerned, the word indicated the people were uncivilized. From this comes the archaic English name Barbary, used to designate the north coast of Africa and still used in “Barbary ape” and the breed of horse known as the Barb. The Berbers call themselves Imazighen, though in truth they are a grouping of different tribes rather than a strictly homogenous group.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCharles River Editors
    Release dateSep 13, 2021
    ISBN9781667082387
    The Moors of the Maghreb: The History of the Muslims in North Africa during the Middle Ages

    More audiobooks from Charles River Editors

    Related to The Moors of the Maghreb

    Related audiobooks

    European History For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Is Africa A Prisoner Of Its Past?

      Jul 16, 2020

      Is Africa A Prisoner Of Its Past?
      8 min read

    • Article

      10 Forgotten African Empires

      Dec 31, 2020

      10 Forgotten African Empires
      8 min read

    • Article

      Imazighen: The Free Men

      Mar 1, 2019

      Imazighen: The Free Men
      2 min read

    • Article

      Etymology: Ethiopian vs. Moor vs. Saracen

      Mar 2, 2023

      The Latin term mauri, from the Greek mαῦροι, is a historical term used to describe the colourfully diverse native inhabitants of North Africa. It offers perhaps an additional clue into the origins of Saint Maurice (Mauritius). Throughout Herodotus an

      1 min read

    • Article

      Narmer Father Of Egypt

      Jan 27, 2022

      Narmer Father Of Egypt
      7 min read

    • Article

      Coins From Chaos

      Oct 16, 2019

      Coins From Chaos
      11 min read

    • Article

      The World of Islam Comes to Tajikistan

      Jun 29, 2020

      ONCE AGAIN TAJIKISTAN was in my news feed. They had a problem with their COVID reporting. It turns out they actually have it all over the place and they just don’t know how bad it is. Health reporting infrastructure has problems. There was also a new

      8 min read

    • Article

      The Many Names Of Mittani

      Aug 4, 2023

      The Many Names Of Mittani
      3 min read

    • Article

      Faithful Friends

      Jan 23, 2020

      Faithful Friends
      1 min read

    • Article

      Go West

      Dec 7, 2021

      Go West
      5 min read

    • Article

      ARABIC “Language of Heaven’’

      Jan 1, 2022

      ARABIC “Language of Heaven’’
      3 min read

    • Article

      A Thousand Flowers Bloom

      Dec 16, 2021

      A Thousand Flowers Bloom
      14 min read

    • Article

      Very Moorish Andalusia

      Jun 29, 2022

      Very Moorish Andalusia
      4 min read

    • Article

      Mansa Musa’s Golden Journey

      Feb 1, 2022

      Mansa Musa’s Golden Journey
      2 min read

    • Article

      Empire Of The Greats

      Apr 14, 2022

      Empire Of The Greats
      9 min read

    • Article

      Arab Influence in Tunisia

      Nov 28, 2022

      Arab Influence in Tunisia
      6 min read

    • Article

      Say What?

      Nov 1, 2022

      Say What?
      1 min read

    • Article

      The Behistun Inscription

      Jan 30, 2020

      The Behistun Inscription
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Europeans Take Over

      Mar 2, 2020

      ANYONE RIDING A horse automatically feels “superior” to people who are not riding horses. They feel that way because they are looking down on the pedestrians, knowing that the pedestrians will always get out of their way. On a horse, one “naturally”

      10 min read

    • Article

      THE ISLANDS OF Bahrain

      Oct 8, 2021

      THE ISLANDS OF Bahrain
      4 min read

    • Article

      Sea Dogs of Yore

      Sep 21, 2022

      Sea Dogs of Yore
      1 min read

    • Article

      MADNESS IN Morocco

      Jul 9, 2019

      It wouldn’t be wrong to say that my life has been fairly adventurous so far. I may not have chased a hurricane or got attacked by a squirrel while taking a selfie (‘Florida Man’ on a slow news day), but my life throws up its share of surprises around

      6 min read

    • Article

      Origins Of UBUNTU

      Oct 7, 2022

      Origins Of UBUNTU
      1 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Moors of the Maghreb

    4/5

    5 ratings1 review

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 4/5
      The good point is that it’s a quick summary about the history if Islam in North Africa.
      The bad is that it has many over simplified view like the Maghreb union that started in the 80’s where it started even before the independence of Algeria in the 50’s.
      Also some of the view about Islam and events are not quite accurate.