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Almoravid - a member of a Muslim dynasty of Berber warriors that flourished from 1049 to 1145 and that established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain

Berber - a member of an indigenous people of northern Africa

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Almoravide Berber			History professor Mohamed Salem refers the practice of Leblouh to the days of the Almoravids, an Amazigh (Berber) dynasty that spread though Sahara in the 11th century. Young Mauritanians reject forced fattening by Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia) As the Christians made steady advances to the south, taking the once-powerful taifa of Toledo in 1085 under Alfonso VI, the Moors grew desperate for assistance and in a pivotal move recruited the Almoravids, an Arabic fundamentalist sect that controlled North Africa. Introduction by Lipscomb, Kelly / Spain Adventure Guide Some of the heroic episodes may be unknown to some visitors, such as the rule of Spain by the Almoravids, African Muslims, during the eleventh and twelfth centuries and the Ethiopian king Menelik's victory over the Italian army in the late nineteenth century. African Voices by Soppelsa, Robert T. / African Arts			almighty Almirante Brown almner Almodóvar Almohade almond almond cookie almond crescent almond extract Almond furnace almond moth almond oil almond paste almond tree almond willow almond-eyed almond-leaves willow almond-scented almond-shaped Almondine almoner Almonership almonry Almoravid Almoravide Almoravids Almose almost Almost never Almost nothing Almry alms alms box alms dish alms tray alms-giving almsbox Almsdeed Almsfolk Almsgiver Almsgiving almshouse almsman almswoman almucantar Almucanter staff almuce Almude Almug Alnage Alnager			Almondz Capital Markets Pvt. Ltd. Almondz Global Securities Limited almoner almoner almoner almoners almoners almoners Almonership almonries almonries Almonry Almonry Almonte Almora Almora Almoravid Almoravid Almoravid Almoravid Caliphate Almoravid dynasty Almoravid dynasty Almoravid dynasty Almoravide Almoravide Almoravide Almoravide dynasty Almoravides Almoravides Almoravides Almoravids almorie almorrefa Almose almost almost almost Almost All Locks Opening Service almost as Almost Bent Almost But Not Quite Almost certainly Almost equal to Almost equal to Almost equal to Almost equal to Almost equal to almost every Almost everywhere Almost everywhere Almost everywhere Almost everywhere convergence Almost Family Almost Famous Authors' Faire Almost Heaven Greyhound Adoption, Inc. Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society Almost Ideal Demand System Almost Ideal Demand System Model Almost in Time Dixieland Jazz Band Almost Instantaneous Variable-to-Fixed Length almost lost it

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