Top: Astonished Yorkshireman, John Revis. Below: Revis and wife. My dear Yorkshirewomen and Yorkshiremen, Believing that Berbers had been black is a big mistake. Egyptian paintings, Hirodotus’s writings, and many coin effigies of Berber Emperors and Kings prove that Berbers had never been black. Berbers share the same physical characteristics with Celts, Britons and the Romans. So please, no more silly things about the Berbers, the ancestors of... 

Tamazgha Celebrates Yennayer 2958 Let us first mention how some scholars explain the inception of the Amazigh calendar. According to them, the origin of Yennayer refers to the first mention of Amazigh people in historical records: the founding by Amazigh Pharaoh Sheshonq I of the 22nd pharaonic dynasty in 958 BC, followed by the 23rd and 24th Amazigh pharaonic dynasties, over 200 years (958 BC-712 BC) of Amazigh rule in ancient Egypt. According to... 

Saghru Finally an album that approaches the mythical “Tiwira N yigenna” is released. The singer, Mbarek Oulaarbi, with his group “Saghru”, has just released his first album, an Amazigh (Berber) decent music, entitled “Muha”, thanks to the efforts of the group and Mbarek Oulaarbi or Mba as nicknamed by his fans and his public. This album represents a beneficiation for the Amazigh art in general and for that of the South-East of... 

Bouya Association What is the fixed and what is the changeable evolution characterizing the Moroccan struggles for the principle of respecting human rights? What are the historical duties of the current associations, organisations and individuals to fix the human rights culture? What are the possible reactive aspects of interventions between the Moroccan political atmosphere and the cosmic principle of human rights philosophy? How are the cultural,... 

Thifaouin Poster Tifaouin theatre group opens the theatrical season 2007/2008 with the first show that will be presented on Saturday 19 January 2008 at “Al Ghorfa Attijariya”, Al Hoceima. The new show is entitled “Thawarth Imdran ” authored by Laziz Ibrahimi and directed by the young directors Mohamed Ben Said and Ahmed Ajouini. The drama show tackles one of the local customs that Riffian people used to hold annually. This ritual incorporates... 

Zakaria Bakkali “One Way Ticket” is a short film about an Amazigh who arrives to Brussels for the first time and then he finds himself confronted with two different world that are separated by just one street. The film was directed by Zakaria Bakkali in collaboration with the operator Diedrick Degryse, the sound engineer Julien Chassaignon and was edited by Jerome Guiot ( a student at Brussels Institute of Cinema INRACI ).The film was... 

Taziri Tamiri On the 22nd November 2007 the ASSAM Troupe of the Amazigh Theatre performed “TAZIRI TAMIRI”, an unprecedented masterpiece. This was held by the Amazigh Association MASSINISSA in Tanger. The play is about a tragic love story which occurs in an unmerciful space, where everybody is fighting to survive. Tamiri is the spotlight in the play. She is the Goddess who symbolizes love, life and continuity. Tamiri died because she feels that... 

Rif Cultural Day at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Agraw Club at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, in partnership with Rif Association for Solidarity and Development (ARID), organized the first edition of Rif Cultural Day on Monday December 3rd, 2007 in Ifrane. The program of the day comprises an exhibition, a conference and a concert. The exhibition of paintings, jewelries and authentic Amazigh handicrafts, organized by Touiza association from... 

Idir Agraw Club at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane is organizing a Rif Cultural Day on Monday, December 3, 2007. The aim of this day is to promote, convey and raise cultural awareness about the Amazigh culture, particularly the Rifian one. The program of this first Rif cultural event will include an exhibition of authentic paintings, jewelry and other Amazigh handicrafts in addition to some typical Rif dishes, which will be served at the restaurant... 

Tamurghi: Where has all goodness gone? The Rif troupe of Amazigh theatre that knows continuous success presented for the audience of Ait-Buayach the new play “Tamurghi”, or the grasshoppers migrating in swarms and destroying all the plants and crops. Behind the imposing title “Tamurghi”, there is a pealing voice of a thoughtful and a creative playwright, Ahmed Zahid. The whole members of the troupe cooperated to present a special theatrical...