Summary of Maria Rosa Menocal's The Ornament of the World

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Abd al-Rahman, a young man from the heart of the Islamic Empire, fled to the Maghrib, where he met with his Berber kinsmen. They had converted to Islam and were partially Arabized, and they had pushed across the Strait of Gibraltar to conquer Iberia. #2 The local politics in al-Andalus were shaped by the often violent rivalries between the majority Berber rank and file and the Arab leadership. The emirs of the