Coming soon from Black Bird Press: Tariq, Rock of Gibraltar, Moorish General, Conqueror of Spain, 711AD

Tarik Ibn Ziyad

Moorish General 

Conqueror of  Spain 
711AD

"The Rock of Gibraltar"

a film script

by

Michael Satchel

Introduction by Marvin X

Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād (Arabic: طارق بن زياد‎) also known simply as Tarik in English, was an African Berber Umayyad commander who initiated the Muslim conquest of Visigothic Hispania (Present day Spain and Portugal) in 711–718 A.D. He led a large army and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from the North African coast, consolidating his troops at what is today known as the Rock of Gibraltar. The name "Gibraltar" is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq (جبل طارق), meaning "mountain of Ṭāriq",^[1] which is named after him. The Moors (Africans/Arabs) ruled Spain from 711AD until 1492. Most of what we know of Spanish culture is Moorish African and Arab. After the fall of Grenada, Seville and Toledo, Moorish cities of grandeur, we never hear of Spanish greatness again. 

About the author

Michael Satchel is a San Francisco writer, photographer and videographer. He graduated with a B.A. in Broadcasting from San Francisco State University. 

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