Easily irritated; having many sharp points or thorns

A city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar.

To be short-tempered, curt and showing little respect.

The act of having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.

A person who serves as a judge in Islamic law.

Sunni Muslim soldiers loyal to the Islamic Empire that were first enslaved then gained independence.

A military and political leader with absolute authority over a Muslim country.

A learned person; an expert in a field of study; someone who studies with a teacher; a student who gets a gift of money to pay for education.

A person who makes money by selling goods and services to consumers.

Documentation of having met certain standards to perform a special task or hold a special title.

A group of traveling merchants and animals whose purpose is to trade with neighboring communities.

The act of being able to increase or intensify. Also to expand an item, thought or situation.

A specific path that must be followed to get to a place in order to achieve a goal.

A violent uprising by an oppressed people against a ruler that the people feel is not serving them.

The ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset.

Wooden and metal platforms built on the shore or out from the shore, wharves or piers connecting land to water.

Also known as the Middle Ages, the time between the collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century AD and the beginning of the Renaissance in the fourteenth century.

Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan.

A motto is a short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the beliefs or ideals guiding an individual, family, or institution. We have a motto at M.S. 254. It is: