In the early 16th century, North Africa witnessed the remarkable ascent of a queen named Aicha. Her extraordinary journey began with the fall of Ottoman rule in Spain, which led to her family’s exile to North Africa. Forced to flee her ancestral home in Granada, a jewel of Spain, Aicha’s life took a dramatic turn due to a power that demanded conformity over her family’s faith. As a child, Aicha bore witness to her parents’ agonizing choice: abandon their stately home and beloved city or forsake their beliefs or face execution.
