Amazighy-Hispano Music From 800 to 1400 Islamic Spain was home to a variety of people, religions and cultures, who coexisted in unprecedented harmony and solidarity. We can truly say that this period was an era of enlightenment with scientists, philosophers and artists as the intellectual centre. Spain was ruled by a tolerant sovereign who allowed freedom of movement, speech and religion. The result was a beautiful cultural mosaic of which music formed... 

Tifinagh It is so astonishing that Imazighen possess, along their history, an alphabet “TIFINAGH”, didn’t write in their own language “Tamazight”, Only some inscriptions, some texts from the medieval ages, some poems and some religious writings. The Burghwatians have well translated Coran from Arabic to Amazigh language, but this text was very limited and then disappeared. Along their history, Imazighen neglected... 

Imetlaa new album presentation: Flamenco & Izran After a very successful row of concerts in the title of an Amazigh-Andalucian project that took place in Belgium and The Netherlands. Imetlaa and the flamenco group NL Mundo are proud to announce a new live Album. This Album lets ancient Izran, the heart of the oral Amazigh culture in the Rif, melt away with the impressive sound and voice of the Flamenco. That is why the title: Izran & Flamenco This... 

Tapis Fatima Mellal was Born in Tamlalt, a Berber little village in Ayt Sedrat Valley (15 klm to Bumal and Dades countryside), Ouarzazat, South-East of Morocco. Her family’s house perched onto the Rocky Mountains. She stems from a modest background where she had to work hard, almost during the whole seasons, in agricultural fields; bringing up herds of sheep and cows. Besides these duties, most women in most Amazigh tribes do practice carpets... 

Institute of Tamazight Studies The Institute of Tamazight Studies (ITS) is a Not-for-Profit research institute that represents a proper educational body that can characterise a research resource to intellectuals and/or leaders who are involved in the Tamazight social, political, educational, cultural and/or academic affairs. The ITS aims to deliver high quality postgraduate research in various subjects via the WWW cyberspace using e-Learning based... 

Lybia For a proper understanding of the various aspects of human history, such as history of language, literature, tribes, art, etc. we need to search every word from what we pronounce to the place name. Here why the study of geography with terms of historical research and toponyms studies has proved to be very much helpful. This makes the history of a particular region is basically associated to its origin depending on the distinctions of its toponomic... 

Roots of Amazigh Assertion of Identity At the 39th Middle East Studies Association of North America conference in Washington DC, the Amazigh question was tackled by Oxford University’s Michael J. Willis in his presentation “A Berber Spring in Morocco?: Political Dimensions of Berber (Amazigh) Identity in Morocco and Algeria”. He is author of “Islamist Challenge in Algeria” and is currently working on a book called “Comparative... 

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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