Amazigh Women The Kabyles are an ethnic sub-group of the Berber people, today still living in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. They are the oldest known people of Northern Africa. The three most important groups of the Berbers in Algeria are the Chaouias, who live a semi-nomadic lifestyle, the Tuareg, famous the world over as the People of the Desert, and the Kabyles, who are sedentary. I was born in Kabylia and was able to observe how people preserved... 

Meksa Loundja and Zelgoum are orphans like the curent people that don’t hear about him. Early, in 1974, with Idir, he was a famous singer. He composed music and melodies in folk song, modern folklore and universal style. He introduced the guitar, the bass, the battery and the piano. His songs were appreciated in several countries. So, he introduced The Kabylia to the world with its traditions and tales. He worked also on the favour... 

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... 

Amazigh TV Logo Amazigh TV has been launched through the Internet on the 13th of January 2007. This unique television channel is going to daily broadcast programmes in Tamazight (Berber), the mother tongue of the vast majority of the Moroccans in the Netherlands. With the coming of this private channel, for the first time in the Netherlands the wish of this target group to watch programmes in their mother tongue is being granted. Amazigh TV is an... 

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... 

Naoufal Benazzouz With more than 20 years of experience in various martial arts like the Full-contact and Kickboxing, Naoufal Benazouz or the “Iron Legâ€? as he is always nicknamed, has a history full of winnings and participations in different international and national fighting occasions. His first contact with martial arts was in a very early age. His father also helped him develop his interest in sport. Naoufal Benazouz... 

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... 

North Africa The Amazigh origins and the early formations of cities and kingdoms demonstrate a problem common in newly formed states, the need for a clear principle of succession. Major problems arise because of the lack of a method of succession and it proves to be their downfall. The attempts to Romanize North Africa though very influential on the culture, eventually fail and after being governed by Carthaginian, Roman, Vandal and then Byzantine... 

Noumidia Noumidia is a famous Amazigh music group originating from the Rif, Alhoceima. It was founded in 1994 by a group of five talented members. They have released two albums and they are currently working on the third one. Their main concern is the Amazigh case, identity and culture, which are pervasively present throughout their music. Noumidia believe that participation in Festivals is a good thing for the Amazigh music, and thus they have participated...