Description
Most Westerners would regard Marco Polo as the world's greatest explorer. The 14th century adventures of Ibn Battutah challenge that assumption. TRAVELS WITH A TANGERINE pays tribute to the legendary traveler and Moroccan scholar Ibn Battutah, who set out on his first pilgrimage to Mecca in 1325. Leaving his
hometown of Tangier on the North African coast (where natives are affectionately called "Tangerines"), little did Battutah know he was embarking
on a monumental 30-year journey that would take him across 75,000 miles, 40 countries, three continents and through 12 marriages. This travelogue
documentary traces Battutah's path from Volga in the North to Tanzania in the South through Moorish Spain, the Ottoman Empire Constantinople, Persia, Dehli
Sultinate India and Yuan Dynasty China. TRAVELS WITH A TANGERINE is beautifully photographed, bringing to life the exotic locales that were experienced by the amazing traveler centuries ago. Readings from Battutah's diaries — often simply referred to as the Rihlo or "Journey" — combine with modern-day observations to reveal an era when Muslim culture dominated the world.
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