<p>In this week&#39;s episode we explore the incredible life and career of Sayyida al-Hurra. From hot takes such as &quot;imperialism is bad&quot; to thirsting over the Barbarossa brothers and becoming Sayyida al-Hurra&#39;s #1 stans, we explore her life and career as she built an empire to rival that of Spain and Portugal. </p><p>✨ Follow us:</p><p>TikTok: @historyforhotgirls</p><p>Instagram: @historyforhotgirlspodcast</p><p>YouTube: history for hot girls</p><p>Spotify: History for Hot Girls Podcast</p><p><br></p><p>Bibliography:</p><p>Aomar Boum and Park, T.K. (2016). Historical Dictionary of Morocco. Rowman &amp; Littlefield.</p><p>Azami, R.I., Touzani, H. and Sabil, A. (2023). Female Agency, History,and the Current Discourses of Representation: Sayyida al-Hurra (Ruler of Tétouan) as a Case Study. Journal of Applied Language and Culture Studies, [online] 6(3), pp.91–106. Available at: https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/JALCS/article/view/40237/20781.</p><p>Cem Nizamoglu (2018). Malika VI: Sayyida Al-Hurra - Muslim Heritage. [online] Muslim Heritage. Available at: https://muslimheritage.com/malika-vi-sayyida-al-hurra/.</p><p>Gregory, R. (2025). A History of Women in Piracy. Pen and Sword History.</p><p>H. Lebbady (2009). Feminist Traditions in Andalusi-Moroccan Oral Narratives. Springer.</p><p>Klausmann, U., Meinzerin, M. and Kuhn, G. (1997). Women pirates and the politics of Jolly Roger. Montréal: Black Rose Books.</p><p>Laura Sook Duncombe (2019). Pirate women : the princesses, prostitutes, and privateers who ruled the seven seas. Chicago, Ill.: Chicago Review Press.</p><p>Laura Sook Duncombe (2020). A pirate’s life for she : swashbuckling women through the ages. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press Incorporated.</p><p>Mernissi, F. and Mary Jo Lakeland (2012). The forgotten queens of Islam. Minneapolis: University Of Minnesota Press.Prieto, S.S. (2024). </p><p>The remarkable reign of Sayyida Mandri Al-Hurra. [online] Meer. Available at: https://www.meer.com/en/78883-the-remarkable-reign-of-sayyida-mandri-al-hurra [Accessed 1 Mar. 2026].Visitmorocco.com. (2019). </p><p>Tetouan, white dove of the Mediterranean Sea | Moroccan National Tourist Office. [online] Available at: https://www.visitmorocco.com/en/travel/tetouan [Accessed 1 Mar. 2026]</p>