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17-405: A legend, recorded by the medieval Maghrebi explorer Ibn Battuta , has it that Prophet Solomon climbed this mountain and looked out over the land of Hindustan , which was then "covered with darkness" . After staying on the peak, he turned back without descending into this new frontier, and left only the mountain which is named after him. Another legend says that Qais Abdur Rashid , said to be

34-512: A compromise candidate to replace Boniface VII , who had caused the death of Pope Benedict VI , usurped the pontificate, and in a month plundered the Vatican of its most valuable contents. He then escaped to Constantinople . The new pope's authority was opposed by Boniface VII and his supporters, and although the antipope himself was forced to flee, his party followed fiercely in his footsteps and compelled Benedict to call upon Otto II for help. Once he

51-754: A researcher at INED , there were more than 4.6 million people of Maghrebi origin (with at least one Maghrebi grandparent from Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia) living in France in 2011 (3 million in 1999). Below is a table of population of Maghrebi origin in France in 2011, numbers are in thousands: Note: for second generation born in France only individuals under 60 are taken into account. According to Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies), 16% of newborns in France between 2006 and 2008 have at least one Maghrebi grandparent born in

68-609: The Kabylie , Morocco and Tunisia . A 2015 study estimates 380,000 Muslims converted to Christianity in Algeria . Maghrebis have settled mainly in the industrial regions in France, especially in the Île-de-France and Mediterranean regions. Many famous French people like Édith Piaf , Isabelle Adjani , Arnaud Montebourg , Alain Bashung , Dany Boon , Gérald Darmanin and many others have Maghrebi ancestry. According to Michel Tribalat ,

85-457: The Romans . By the 2nd century common era, the area had become a center of Latin-speaking Christianity. Both Roman settlers and Romanized Berbers converted to Christianity. The region produced figures such as Christian Church writer Tertullian ( c. 155 – c. 202); and Christian Church martyrs or leading figures such as St Cyprian of Carthage ( c. 210 – 258); Saint Monica ; her son

102-427: The 9th century. Christianity was still a living faith. Christian bishoprics and dioceses continued to be active, with relations continuing with Rome. As late as Pope Benedict VII (974-983) reign, a new Archbishop of Carthage was consecrated. Evidence of Christianity in the region then faded through the 10th century. During the seventh century, the region's peoples began their nearly total conversion to Islam . There

119-897: The Greater Maghreb. In 2005, the percentage of young people under 18 of Maghrebi origin (at least one immigrant parent) were about 7% in Metropolitan France , 12% in Île-de-France , 13% in Lyon , 21% in Perpignan , 22% in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis , 37% in 18th arrondissement of Paris and 40% in several arrondissements of Marseille . According to other sources between 5 and 8 million people of Maghrebin origin live in France, and between 150,000 and 300,000 people of Maghrebin origin live in Canada. Pope Benedict VII Pope Benedict VII ( Latin : Benedictus VII ; died 10 July 983)

136-529: The Gulf Arab states are known to hunt precious birds in the region. This Balochistan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Maghrebis Maghrebis or Maghrebians ( Arabic : المغاربيون , romanized :  al-Māghāribiyyun ) are the inhabitants of the Maghreb region of North Africa . It is a modern Arabic term meaning "Westerners", denoting their location in

153-546: The legendary ancestor of the Pashtun people , is buried on top of Takht-e-Sulaiman, which gives the peak the local Pashto name of Da Kasī Ghar (د کسي غر, "Mountain of Qais"). Syed Muhammad Hamza Gesudaraz I is buried on the top of Takht-e-Sulaiman with his family and descendants. The burial is called “Meeran”. Takht-e-Sulaiman is surrounded by olive groves and pine-nut (chalghoza) forests, and hosts wild animals like markhors , wolves, rabbits, eagles and partridges. Royalty from

170-523: The marabouts. Like some other religious traditions, this has substantially decreased over the 20th century. A network of zawiyas traditionally helped proliferate basic literacy and knowledge of Islam in rural regions. Recently, the Christian community of Berber or Arab descent has experienced significant growth, and conversions to Christianity, especially to Evangelicalism , is common in Algeria , especially in

187-569: The number of bishops. Benedict VII visited the city of Orvieto with his nephew Filippo Alberici, who later settled there and became consul of the city in 1016. In 978, Benedict issued a bull defining the boundaries of the Diocese of Vic for Bishop Froia , thereby rescinding the bulls issued by Pope John XIII that had made Vic an archdiocese. In March 981, Benedict presided over a synod in St Peter's that prohibited simony . In September 981, he convened

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204-486: The philosopher Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430); and Julia of Corsica (5th century). The region was a birthplace of many Christians movements like Arianism and Donatism , now cast-off. The domination of Christianity ended when Arab invasions brought Islam in 647. Carthage fell in 698 and the remainder of the region followed in subsequent decades. Gradual Islamization proceeded, although surviving letters showed correspondence from regional Christians to Rome up until

221-626: The western part of the Arab world . Maghrebis are predominantly of Arab and Berber origins. Maghrebis were known in ancient and medieval times as the Roman Africans or Moors . The word Moor is of Phoenician origin. The etymology of the word can be traced back to the Phoenician term Mahurin , meaning "Westerners", from which the ancient Greeks derive Mauro , and from which Latin derives Mauri . The Arabic term maghrib ( Arabic : مغرب )

238-476: Was a small but thriving Local Jewish community, as well as a small Local Christian community. Most Muslims follow the Maliki school of Sunni Islam . Small Ibadi communities remain in some areas. A strong tradition of venerating marabouts and saints' tombs is found throughout regions inhabited by Berbers. Any map of the region demonstrates the tradition by the proliferation of " sidi "s, showing places named after

255-562: Was firmly established on his throne by the emperor, he showed himself both desirous of checking the tide of simony which was rising high in the Church, and of advancing the cause of monasticism. Benedict VII consecrated the priest James, who had been sent to him by the people of Carthage "to help the wretched province of Africa," which since the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb , had seen a steep decline in

272-644: Was given by the first Muslim Arab settlers to the recently conquered region located west of the Umayyad capital of Damascus in the 7th century AD. It initially referred to the area extending from Alexandria in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west. Historic records of religion in the Maghreb region show its gradual inclusion in the Classical World , with coastal colonies established first by Phoenicians , Greeks , and later extensive conquest and rule by

289-698: Was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from October 974 to his death. Benedict was born in Rome , the son of David or Deodatus and nephew of Alberic II of Spoleto . He was also connected to the Conti family. Before his accession to the papacy, he served as bishop of Sutri . Benedict VII was elected pope by the Roman clergy and people in October 974 under the influence of Sicco, envoy of Emperor Otto II . He ascended as

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