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Zoom - Identity - Research

25 July 2010

’’The Shining Ones’’

’’The Shining Ones’’ An Etymological Essay on the Amazigh Roots of Egyptian Civilization by Helene E. Hagan The first edition of this book was published on September 1, 2000. I subsequently continued to (...)continue

Politics - France

22 December 2009

Kabyle identity in France

Everyone agrees that the identity, no matter what the component (roots, membership in a society and its values, facies ...) is now vital to the growth and balance of every human, from every nation. Preserving its identity is assuring (...)continue

Human rights - Tamazgha

3 July 2009

Berbers, Islam & Christianity

The cause of the Berbers is hardly known in this country. The writer Kateb Yacine, a Berber who refused to write in Arabic, but chose French, is celebrated in France, especially among Berbers-but unknown in this country, and his (...)continue

Human rights - Democracy - Japan

19 May 2009

Of the Importance of Strong Relations between Japan and Kabylia

When I arrived in Japan (Nihon) last year, I was surprised to see that no Japanese has heard of our existence as Kabylians (Kabylian-jin). The majority of the friendly Japanese people (Nihon-jin) with whom I have had the pleasure to (...)continue

Regional - Morocco - Racism

19 May 2009

Ayyur is a forbidden name

On Monday,May 11th, I felt discriminated and humiliated when I went to the Civil Status Service to register my newborn (boy) with the name ( Ayyur Adam) in Beni Mellal. The agent said “Adam is accepted but Ayyur is (...)continue

International - Israel

13 May 2009

’Berbers, Where Do You Stand on Palestine?’

Throughout the recent fighting in Gaza, the mainstream North African press was nearly unanimous in its support for the Palestinians and its condemnation of Israel. Some Amazigh (Berber) activist groups, though, made a point of (...)continue

Human rights - Discrimination

24 March 2009

The Moroccan constitution negates the existence of the Amazigh people and its identity

Preliminary remarks about Morocco’s report on human rights practices that will be discussed with the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Geneva on 20 April,2009 Despite the fact that the country is (...)continue

Human rights - Diaspora - Arabism

23 February 2009

Rabat forbids berber names

The Dutch from Morocco can’t give berber names to their children according to moroccan authorities. Thus, the Islamic identity is being emphasized. This week, the moroccan government sent a list of forbidden names to all the (...)continue

Zoom - Kabylia - Colonialism

16 November 2008

Ask my mom !

en francais Kamal Mezoued is a Kabyle born and raised up in Algeria. For the last 15 years he has been leaving in France where he works as a “specialised educator” [2] He relates here the stormy story of his (...)continue

Regional - Justice

19 October 2008

The ten prisoners’ activists of the Berber cause heavily condemned to 32 years of the prison

Morocco, the Ameknas lawcourt: The ten prisoners’ activists of the amazigh/Berber cause heavily condemned to 32 years of the prison. After more than one year and half of the carryforward of the lawsuit of the students arrested (...)continue

Literature - Women

22 July 2008

The bravery of women

fr - La vaillance des femmes The sociologist Pierre Bourdieu has based his study on male domination (1998) on the example of the kabyle society, which he perceives as an objective archaeology of our unconscious where women have (...)continue

Human rights - Algeria - Religion

16 June 2008

Algerian Dissident Journalist Arezki Ait Larbi: Stop "Witchcraft Trials" For Christians in Algeria

In the western Algerian city of Tiaret, a 37-year-old convert to Christianity is currently on trial for "practicing a non-Muslim religion without authorization," under a 2006 law regulating the religious practice of non-Muslims. The (...)continue

Politics

24 March 2008

What Foreign Policy for Kosova?

When after many decades of oppression and persecution, a nation becomes independent, among the first points of great concern is the international position of the new country, the alliances targeted and the stance taken in the major (...)continue

International

21 February 2008

United Nations experts welcome Australia’s apology to indigenous peoples

United Nations experts welcome Australia’s apology to indigenous peoples The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people; the UN Special Rapporteur on (...)continue

Politics - Conflict

29 November 2007

TOWARDS THE END OF THE COLONIAL ARABIC ISLAMIC TYRANNY IN NORTH AFRICA

Victory in Tripoli: Lessons for the War on Terrorism by Joshua E. London Over two centuries ago, the United States was dragged into the affairs of the Islamic world by an escalating series of unprovoked attacks on Americans by Muslim (...)continue

Extra

16 October 2007

Ideqqi, art of berber women

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Regional

5 October 2007

The Strategies of the Algerian regime to subdue Kabylia

Kabylia, a particularly mountainous area, is located east of Algiers and has today a population of about 5 000 000 inhabitants, among whom more than 99 % are Kabyle native speakers. This region, though well-known for its die-hard (...)continue

Portraits

21 August 2007

Spartacus the Berber

Plutarch’s Parallel Lives ...Then they took up a strong position and elected three leaders. The first of these was Spartacus, a Thracian of Numidian stock, possessed not only of great courage and strength, but also in sagacity (...)continue

Origin - Chronology

21 June 2007

The Tassili n’Ajjer: birthplace of ancient Egypt?

In January 2003, I made enquiries to visit the Hoggar Mountains and the Tassili n’Ajjer, one of the most enchanting mountain ranges on this planet. The two geographically close but nevertheless quite separate landscapes are (...)continue

Politics

8 June 2007

Tamaynut Amazigh Women Foundation

Imazighen Khadya Imazighen are the indigenous people of North-Africa, who are still in discussion for recognition and respect. Throughout Europe there are ethnic communities that are originally from Morocco and Algeria; within those (...)continue

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