Khalid Izri Concert in Al hoceima The first day of august of this year was a special day in Al Hoceima festival for this year. With an open arm Al Hoceima, the Perl of the Mediterranean hosted our giant Rifian artist Khalid Izri. There were two other bands that participated in this concert, which are Aziz Amerdas & Fattah Band and Thwiza. Khalid izri came without his band he played the guitar, harmonic, Flute and sang some of his famous songs.... 

Thidrin band Thidrin is an Amazigh word that means wheats in English. Thidrin is one of the oldest bands in modern Amazigh music: They started in Arif with the founder Hassan Thidrin in the seventies and then moved to the Netherlands, where the band expanded to include more members as well as more instruments. Thidrin is seen to be as a world music band and their music bears influence not only from Amazigh music of North Africa, but also the folk... 

The Numedians One of the most enduring pictures of the ancient world is the swift moving Numidian horsemen. There are literary characterizations of him trotting out against the powers of Carthage or Rome on a swift horse, armed with nothing but a small shield, and a fistful of javelins. The People From the Punic Wars to the campaigns of Trajan, the destiny of these irrepressible riders seems closely linked with Rome, and the association was often... 

Amazigh Flag Amazigh Spring, as we call it today, was originally referred to in the official press as “the events of Tizi Ouzou,” just as the French press called the war of national liberation (1954-1962) “the events of Algiers.” We have chosen this term of Spring as an analogy of the “Spring of Prague” in 1968, when the Czechoslovakians rebelled against the dictatorship of the USSR over their country, fighting... 

Dihya One of the most famous of ancient legendary figures among the Amazigh is Dehia, called the Kahina (seer, priestess), a label said to have originated with the Arabs, against whom she led her army. However, the name of “Kahina” most likely derived from the ancient Jewish priestly class (KHN, found in names like Cohen, Khan, etc.). Unlike most women of medieval history, she achieved greatness through her own efforts. A self-made woman,...