Dr. Stef Keris presents the history of the Ummayad commander Tariq Ibn Ziyad and his conquest of the Visigoths in Hispania (Andalusia) under the orders of Musa ibn Nusayr, in the year 711. Dr. Stef Keris further evidences the presence of Muslim forces on the Iberian Peninsula prior to Tariq bin Ziyad’s historic conquest in places such as the small island of Pantelleria south of Italy, Taifa, Cyprus and parts of Switzerland. A brief history of the pre-Islamic Berbers culture, language and civilization in North Africa is also presented with insightful detail. Candid History is an online learning series dedicated to the historical study and review of world Muslim heritage across various countries and continents covering Asia, Africa, America, Europe and Oceania. Each episode conveys historical accounts of Muslim settlement and development in a different region of the world