The Nekor Mediterranean Festival of Theater in Al Hoceima For the first time in Al Hoceima, Thifswin Association takes the initiative to organize a festival of theater: The Nekor Mediterranean Festival of Theater. In its first Edition, the festival puts a spotlight on an important number of artists and musicians. The program of the festival did not consist of theater only, but it included other activities such as: Cinéma, Music, and Conferences.... 

Rif Group Rif Group for Amazigh Theater in Al Hoceima has presented its newest play “Thayri” in the Cultural Complexe in Nador on the 29th of November, 2008. A large crowd of public was amazed by the high performance quality of Ahmed AJOUINI, Haddouch BOUTZOKENT, Laaziz IBRAHIMI, Youssef ZARYOUH, Mohamed OUAHOUDI in addition to the prominent actress Anissa IKARRI. This play was written by Faiza CHAKOUTI and was Executed by Mohsin BOUZAMBOU and... 

Rif Cultural Day II Agraw Club at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, in partnership with Rif Association for Solidarity and Development (ARID), organized the second edition of Rif Cultural Day on Wednesday November 26th, 2008 in Ifrane. The program of the day comprises an exhibition, a conference and a concert featuring the prominent Amazigh singer Khalid IZRI. The exhibition included a large variety of the Amazigh handicrafts from the Rif, ranging... 

Mohamed Amezian Fifty years ago, the people of Morocco’s Rif mountains rebelled against the central government. The uprising was brutally put down by the Moroccan army and many of the Rif mountains’ native Berbers left for Europe. The world’s media didn’t pay much attention to the 1958 rebellion, but it left its mark on many people’s lives, including that of Mohamed Amezian, son of the rebel leader. On 2 November 1958,... 

World Amazigh Congress The world Amazigh Congress held its 5th international edition in Maknes from 31 October to the 2nd of November 2008. This edition was under the theme of “Freedom, Dignity, Justice for the Amazigh people. The 5th Edition of the World Amazigh Congress is Characterized by the huge crowds it drew of both the participants and the media. The third and final day was devoted to the election of new instances of CMA: Federal Council... 

Apuleius We cannot talk about Berber literature without referring to Apuleius who belongs to an era where literature was at the dawn of its expansion before the Renaissance comes to the world. The fact that all his work is essentially bundled in one book, does not deny his importance in the Berber literature growth. Some even consider him as the father of the novel. His novel “ the Golden Ass “ is believed to be the first novel in the history,... 

Poster After two years of absence, the Amazigh workgroup in Gouda is organising an Amazigh festival in Gouda on the 10th and 11th of October. For the first time, this festival is going to include the display of 7 Amazigh films of the most prominent film makers in Arif: Mohammed Amin, Zakaria El Bakkali, and Said Saidi. In Addition to that, two concerts will be given, The first one will be performed by Choukri on the first day of the festival (October... 

For whom the bell tolls Book In his eleven-volume set of books, the story of civilization, Will Durant confirms that civilization thrives when the state of worry and unrest is over. That’s to say, when man gets rid of fear and anxiety, his natural motives of curiosity and creation become free and thus pave the way to understand life and make prosperity. The Berbers, throughout their history, have been targeted by many nations and empires; the Romans,... 

Tamazight in Moroccan media Nobody can deny the fact that the majority of mass media are the most important and the most dependable for the authorities of Morocco. They have a leading role as they officially reflect the political and cultural opinion of the kingdom. About a decade ago, these mass media defended the opposite opinion of what they are supporting now. Tamazight language is, in the eye of Moroccan mass media, a mere dialect with no prestige.... 

Khalid izri The two days of festivities that took place in Nador made the dream of the Nadorians become true. This event was organized by ILMAS association in collaboration with Agraw coordination. The menu of artists that participated in this event was rich and various. Khalid Izri, Mabrouk, Benaman, Thifridjas, Noumidia, Ithrane, Omar Boutmazoght and Mimoun Rafroua drew thousands of peoples to the Cornich of Nador. Thousands of People, coming from...