Khalid Boulahrouz Khalid Boulahrouz (born December 28, 1981, in Maassluis, Netherlands) is an Amazigh footballer from Rif ( Morocco) , who plays for the Netherlands national team, has recently joined Chelsea. His nickname is “Khalid the Cannibal” for his ability to “eat up” his opposition. When he was young he had a lot of problems, such as being sent away from the youth teams of Ajax and Haarlem. When he was sixteen his father... 

Amazigh association seeks alternative to IRCAM The Amazigh Network for Citizenship will organise a national seminar from Friday (14 April) through Sunday, inviting more than 40 Amazigh associations, with the intention of discussing and approving a draft law to establish an alternative body to the Royal Institute for Amazigh Culture and forming a pressure group to advocate it and bring it into existence. Ahmed Arhamoosh, president of the association,... 

Berbers When Asis and Ahmed Aynan’s mother took a flight to Morocco the other day, all the announcements were in Arabic and French. She went over to the pilot and asked him whether next time, he could do it in Berber, too. This incident, insignificant as it may seem to the average reader, in fact symbolises the frustration of many Berber Moroccans–both at home and abroad–about the neglect their culture has been experiencing for centuries. Berbers... 

The 2nd Amazigh Festival in Tangier The second Mediterranean Amazigh festival was successful this year. Artists, journalist, thinkers and activists came from various parts of Tamazgha to attend and participate in this edition, which was richer than last year’s one. Apart from the concerts, other activities also took place such as exposition of Amazigh Artisanal, poetry, discussions about important cultural and political issues, Muay... 

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