Amazigh in North Africa Debate on amazigh culture on north Africa, the indigenous people of north Africa there new year celebration, identity, political movement and more in Aljazeera English... Full story Auteur: AmazighWorld Date : 2011-09-15 13:42:00
KABYLIE: REPRESSION AND A PLAN FOR AUTONOMY Kabylie is a densely populated mountainous region located in the North of Algeria, to the
East of Algiers. Surrounded by littoral plains in the West and in the East, with the
Mediterranean Sea to the North and the High Plateaus in the South, it is devoid of an overall
administrative existence and is the home to a Berber population: the Kabyles. There are
between 3 and 3.5 million Kabyle speakers in Kabylia out of a total population of around 35
million inhabitants in Algeria. The Kabyles also number between 2 and 2.5 million in the rest
of the country, particularly in Algiers, where they represent a large proportion of the
population. There are a million of them as well in France and in other European countries
plus Canada.... Full story Auteur: ESISC Date : 2010-06-28 08:57:00
The Kabyle Wills Through the foundation of a self-ruled Kabyle State Here is April! Here is spring passing by! Once again, it reinvigorates the insatiable instinct of life that always drives the mankind soul since the time beginning. A spring hunts another. It brings in the renewal bleeding of its natural colours and shimmering green, green as the hope which pulses the human deep heart and exhaling again its invigorating scents to stimulate further the everlasting human desire to live in harmonious societies throughout the world.... Full story Auteur: Dahmane At Ali Date : 2010-04-14 01:29:00
Lybia
Yennayer 2962 - 2012 The territories of Tamazgha (North of Africa) lived the year 2961-2011 rich in events among which some profoundly upset this
region. The Amazigh reached the status of official language in Morocco and the Tunisia and Libyan people got rid of their
dictatorships. We can only be delighted at it, even if the Islamists arrival to power - who dreams to guide by the Islamic Sharia ... Full story Auteur: CMA Date : 2012-01-21 01:41:00
CNN : Will Gadhafi defeat bring new freedom for Berbers in Libya? (CNN) -- While the rebels in eastern Libya appeared divided and have struggled to make gains, their counterparts in the western Nafusa Mountains have enjoyed much greater success. Over the past few months, they have secured control over a wide area near the Tunisian border, a strategic position that helped open the way toward Tripoli, where the Gadhafi regime appears to have met its end. All this from a group of inexperienced fighters whose ranks include doctors, professors, students and even taxi drivers.... Full story Auteur: Peter Fragiskatos Date : 2011-09-07 11:05:00 Source : CNN
the Tuareg Coordination of Libya - Press Release We, The Tuareg Coordination of Libya, wish to express a deep anxiety concerning the present situation of the Tuareg community living in Libya. Since the fall of Tripoli, there has been and continues to be many executions amongst Tuareg Libyan civilians. ... Full story Auteur: Tuareg Coordination Date : 2011-09-05 09:58:00
Mauritania
Tunisia
Morocco
Morocco: Protesters say king's reforms 'not enough' Pro-democracy activists in Morocco have said constitutional reforms proposed by King Mohammed VI do not go far enough. Members of the February 20 said they would still hold a planned protest on Sunday calling for greater changes to the country's political system. The proposed reforms include giving the prime minister and parliament more executive authority and recognising the minority Berber language. But King Mohammed will retain key powers and remains head of the army.... Full story Auteur: BBC Date : 2011-07-22 09:27:00
Morocco: To Berber or Not? A royal speech termed historical by state media and political parties in Morocco has opened the stage for a war of words over the status of the country’s indigenous Amazigh language, also known as Berber, in an expected new constitution.... Full story Auteur: MUSTAPHA AJBAILI Date : 2011-05-04 08:14:00
Amazigh people in the Durban International Conference II The speech of the President of the Amazigh World Congress in the General assemble of the International Conference against Racism Durban II. It states that "the Amazigh people of North Africa continue to suffer from racism just because we are Amazigh people. Here in Geneva we heard the speeches of governments who govern our country in North Africa reporter that no racism in their countries and they give lessons in tolerance and human rights, but unfortunately we are here to testify about our prisoners in Morocco .. »see the speech...... Full story Auteur: CMA Date : 2011-03-09 18:25:00
Statement about the protest in front of the Libyan Consulate in Rabat
Following the arbitrary and unlawful banning of the protest (sit-in) announced to be held on Thursday, January 6, 2011 in front of Libyan embassy in Rabat by the International Congress of Amazigh Youth in solidarity with Bouzakhar brothers detained by the Libyan apartheid regime. In presence of and coordination with supporting associations and activists in a meeting held in the headquarters of the Amazighe Network for Citizenship in Rabat, the International Congress of Amazigh Youth announces the following to national and international public opinion.... Full story Date : 2011-01-10 13:59:00
Niger
Amazigh Tuareg people forced to take arms
Niger's Tuareg population say that the benefits of uranium mining are not being distributed fairly, and a military campaign against the government is their only option. See the video brodcasted by Aljazeera TV on 14 of July 2008
... Full story Date : 2008-08-08 12:05:00
Desertification of Amazigh Touareg land
The effects of global warming can be starkly seen in the Amazigh Sahara desert, where Niger is one of the countries most vulnerable. Amazigh Tuaregs faiting for their surviver. See Al Jazeera's report ..... Full story Date : 2008-08-08 12:03:00
Touareg's natural wealth exploited by France and racist Niger government
The Tuareg people of Niger struggle to maintain their nomadic way of life in the face of uranium mining, an industry run by foreign companies that many say is having devastating environmental repur... See the Al jazeera report on 16 of July 2008
... Full story Date : 2008-08-08 12:02:00
Canaries Island
Petitions
Petition to support Morocan Amazighs in their struggle to not impose on theme Arabic names Me MBarek OULEMDA, on Monday,May 11 th, 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 strange”. “Go to the Civil Status Inspector in the Province to check if this name is on the list” he added. I went to the Inspector, an arrogant person, he said : ”Tamazight is not a language, it's a dialect because it has no history. Sorry, Ayyur is not on the list.” ... Full story Auteur: Mbarek Oulemda Date : 2009-05-22 11:36:00
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