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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 (...)
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Politics
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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 (...)
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Human rights
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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 (...)
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Human rights
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Democracy
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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 (...)
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Regional
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Morocco
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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 (...)
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International
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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 (...)
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Human rights
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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 (...)
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Human rights
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Diaspora
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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 (...)
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Kabylia
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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 (...)
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Regional
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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 (...)
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Literature
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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 (...)
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Human rights
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Algeria
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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 (...)
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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 (...)
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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 (...)
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Politics
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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 (...)
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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 (...)
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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 (...)
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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 (...)
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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 (...)
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