One hundred years ago this week, Muhammad ibn Abd el-Karim el-Khattabi—better known simply as Abd el-Karim—surrendered, ending his five-year rebellion against Spanish and French colonial forces. In 1921, when the war began, Abd el-Karim was just a regional judge in the Rif region of northern Morocco. By 1925, he was on the cover of Time magazine . The accompanying article described him as an “impressive man,” “liberally bewhiskered,” and “master of the terrain.” In a few short years, Abd el-