Dopo le "primavere arabe" e l'instabilita' libanese di oggi, l'unica nazione araba a restare compatibile con le mie idee ( a livello di governo ) ed ad attrarmi per un viaggio resta proprio l'algeria...
A proposito dell'algeria voglio approfittarne per citare un grandissimo personaggio storico legato all'Algeria ottomana-barbaresca, il mitico corsaro, ammiraglio Pasha Barbarossa..
"ayreddin Barbarossa, or Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha (Turkish: Barbaros Hayreddin (Hayrettin) Paşa or Hızır Hayreddin (Hayrettin) Paşa; also Khizr Reis before being promoted to the rank of Pasha and becoming the Kapudan-i Derya, born Khizr or Khidr, Turkish: Hızır; c. 1478 – 4 July 1546), was an Ottoman Turkish admiral of the fleet who dominated the Mediterranean for decades. He was born on the island of Lesbos/Mytilini and died in Istanbul (Constantinople), the Ottoman capital. Hayreddin (Arabic: Khair ad-Din خير الدين, which literally means "goodness" or "best of the religion" of Islam) was an honorary name given to him by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. He became known as "Barbarossa" ("Redbeard" in Italian) in Europe, a name he inherited from his elder brother Baba Oruç (Father Aruj) after Aruj was killed in a battle with the Spanish in Algeria. This name sounded like "Barbarossa" ("Redbeard") to the Europeans, and Aruj did have a red beard. The nickname then stuck also to Hayreddin's Turkish name, in the form Barbaros.
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He was a Turkish privateer and Ottoman admiral who dominated the Mediterranean for decades.
1529 - He captured Algiers.
1538 - Conquered Tunisia, and defeating the Holy Roman Emperor (Charles V) at Preveza. He became one of the great figures at the Court of Constantinople until his death."
Segnalo anche un libro, ad averne il tempo per leggerlo, chissa' se puo' affascinare il cugino Jena
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http://www.archiviostorico.info/libri-e ... el-sultanoQuando a prenderle e' Carlo Quinto sono sempre contento