When Moroccan merchant Abu al-Barakat Yusuf al-Barbari converted the Maldives to Islam

For Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta, Maldivians were converted to Islam by a Berber merchant known as Abu al-Barakat Yusuf al-Barbari. In the Islands the Muslim scholar is regarded as a medieval hero who saved the nation from a sea monster.

Stranded far away from home, Moroccans share their struggles and repatriation hopes

Stranded in India, the Maldives and Russia, three Moroccans told Yabiladi that they want to be repatriated as soon as possible. Very far from home, most of them are living off limited resources and left to their own devices.

Morocco signs visa exemption agreement with Maldives