Imazighen Once upon a time, European colonialism was one of the means through which colonized people got access to modernity. And Amazigh (Berber) North Africa was no exception despite the long history of interaction between this part of the world and Europe. It was through the experience of French colonialism that North of Africa entered massively the history of the twentieth century much different from what it had been before. The currently pitiful... 

Tifswin Groupe The events of the play take place in two times; time of narration and time of the narrated, where the transition between the two times is accomplished through telling the story of ‘Afulay’, the youthful shepherd who found himself in the immemorial time. The narration takes place in a courtyard named ‘Azzarag ‘ in a pictured village where people are accustomed to the regular visits of Butizit, the unknown tale-teller. This... 

Atroj Concerts Mare Nostrum, the sea that simultaneously brings us together and apart, has pervaded for ages as a source of distance and dispute. And yet, it is the same wave that washes against the two shores: in Alhucemas and Almuñecar, in Suani and Salobreña, in Thara Yousef and Torrenueva… The same wind that blows in the coasts of Granada is named as its opposite in the Riff coast. The same sky, the same stars leading our way among the... 

Anfgou “The tears of the world are constant quality.For each one who begin to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of a laugh. et us not then speak ill of our generation, it is not any unhappier than its predecessors. Let us not speak well of it either. Let us not speak of it at all.” (Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett) The quotation above extracted from Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot”. Sometimes subtitled... 

International Year of Languages to be launched at UNESCO International Mother Language Day, celebrated on 21 February every year since 2000, will also mark this year the start of the International Year of Languages proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly, which has entrusted its coordination to UNESCO. “Far from being a field reserved for analysis by specialists, languages lie at the heart of all social, economic and cultural life. That... 

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...