FLAG OF THE PROPHET

gold, silver, jewels and, most of all, people—as slaves. From 1492 to 1580 they defied Charles V, Philip II, 13 consecutive Popes, and the best soldiers and sailors that Spain, Venice, Genoa, Catalonia and France could throw against them. This then is the story of the era known as “The Grand Period of the Muslim Corsairs.” More specifically, it is the story of three leaders