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A“IleftTangier,mybirthplace,the(13)ofJune,1325,withthe(intent)of

makingthepilgrimage[toMecca]...toleaveallmyfriendsbothfemaleandmale,to

abandonmyhomebirdsabandontheirnests.”Sobeginsanoldmanuscriptin

alibraryinParis—thetraveljournalofIbnBattuta.

BAlmosttwocenturiesbeforeColumbus,thisyoungMoroccansetforMecca,

returninghomethreedecades.IbnBattutaisnowregardedoneof

history’sgreattravelers.(Drive)bycuriosity,hejourneyedtoremotecorners

oftheIslamicworld,travelingthreetimesfarasMarcoPolo,through44

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