Mediterranean in 7: Islamic Maghreb

Major lingua francas and heritage languages appear together; minority tongues are named where they structure identity. Through staples, techniques and social meals — not tourist clichés alone — with note of regional variation. As lived practice and festival calendars, without treating any faith as a racial essence.

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City-states ring the Black Sea and western Med. Rome defeats Carthage for western dominance. The Mediterranean becomes an imperial highway. New powers control southern and eastern shores. Eastern basin under Ottoman naval power. European empires seize North African coasts. Euro-Med partnership attempts regional dialogue.