Controversy in Morocco for a series that questions the origin of Ceuta

A new series,

(

), has been accused, since its premiere this Ramadan on Moroccan television, of

, to the point that a complaint so that it is canceled it is studied before the

The series, which has 30 episodes, has caused the indignation of many Moroccans by highlighting the

during the time of the Umayyad Caliphate in the 8th century, without counting the contribution of the Amazigh (Berbers) in these events. historical.

This historical fiction

, the military leader who began the Muslim expedition to Al Andalus in the spring of 711, clashed with King Rodrigo and then put an end to the Visigoth kingdom in the Peninsula.

Yulyan Ghomari, Mauro who ruled Ceuta

The series is broadcast on several channels in the Persian Gulf and in Morocco it is broadcast on the

of the National Radio Television Society (SNRT) every day at 6:00 p.m., one hour before Iftar (time of breaking the fast). ), in which there is usually a large audience.

"This series

, which will disturb the knowledge of many Moroccans who will consider it a historical reference. The story was told

," laments Berber activist Rachid Bouhaddouz.

Bouhaddouz filed a

before the Court of First Instance demanding the immediate suspension of the series.

The first hearing was held last Wednesday and was postponed to the 20th of this month to

.

According to the Moroccan activist, one of the historical inaccuracies contained in the series has to do with the denial of the Moroccan origin of Ceuta, by

.

"Yulyan Ghomari

who ruled Ceuta at the time, and not a Spanish Goth as he appears in the series," explains Bouhaddouz, who adds that the Spanish historical archives prove it.

The controversy over the series also reached Parliament where the USFP socialist party regretted that the story was not told by Moroccans, while asking

about a series that was bought with public funds although it neglected "historical heritage" from the country.

The series was

, shot between Lebanon and Turkey, and produced and directed by Kuwaiti director Mohamed Sami Alenezi.

The main personality of Tariq Ibn Ziyad is embodied by the Syrian actor Souhail Jebai, and that of Don Julián, the Palestinian actor Mahmoud Khalili.

The protagonist, Arab or Berber?

One of the main criticisms directed at the series is the fact that it has

who were the spearhead that facilitated the arrival of the Arabs in Hispaniya, while the series gave all the prominence to the Arabs.

Moroccan internet users and activists launched hashtags against the series, arguing that this series

of that time by showing them as "slaves and followers" of the Arabs who "did not have a will of their own".

At the same time, they criticize that

, considered in Morocco as an incontestable historical symbol that has marked the country's history for centuries.

"Ibn Ziyad was a

, Musa Ibn Nusair", denounces Bouhaddouz, who adds that the fiction tries to "demonize the Moroccans and the Spanish" and show the Arabs as "the good ".

The origin of Tariq Ibn Ziyad in this series also

country that has broken its diplomatic relations with Morocco and that also claims the paternity of this military leader.

recently denounced that the series presents this leader as coming from an area of ​​present-day Morocco.

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