Dihya Al-Kahina: A Lesson on Defending Your Land
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Join us and a guest from Algeria (!) to talk about the Amazigh (Berber) queen Dihya (AKA Al-Kahina) who fought against the early Arab expansion into Northern Africa. We discuss what little information there is about her life outside war and why she was so much of a bother to the Arabs that they gave her the title, 'Seer'. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?storeId=97074&trackId=2559403 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africas-untold-stories/message
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