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Did you know? A woman who ruled, defended and conquered Morocco! The Warrior Queen of the Seas, al-Sayidda al-Hurra nicknamed “The Pirate Queen of the Meditteranean” by the Spaniards and the Portuguese is perhaps one of the most intriguing figures in medieval history. The daughter of Moulay Ali ibn Rashid and Lala Zohra Fernandez, Andalusian Muslim nobility who fled to North Africa to escape Christian persecution, found herself married to the Chief of Tétouan in 1510, present-day Morocco. She took on the role of co-regent for her city, governing as her husband’s deputy during his diplomatic and military absences. After his death, she took on the title “al-Sayidda al-Hurra” – the woman… More
