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
Gaddafi: "Amazigh no longer exist" Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said that the Amazigh (Berbers) were "ancient tribes who lived in North Africa and that they no longer exist," the Libyan agency Jana reported Wednesday. The Amazigh tribes "have disappeared and no longer exist," said the Libyan leader, saying the origin of the Amazigh was Arab, during a meeting with a delegation of journalists and intellectuals.
He also believed it was "pointless to try (to use) the language of these tribes which have disappeared," criticizing the use of that language in "some radios," in allusion to the Moroccan media. ... Full story Auteur: Ennaharonline Date : 2010-06-28 09:01:00
KADDAFI declares war against Amazigh poeple from Morocco After oppressing and terrorizing the Amazigh population of Libya, the Libyan regime is planning to hold a conference in Rabat next summer whose purpose is to confirm the Arab origin of Amazigh populations of North Arica, and thus legitimizing the denial of their existence as a distinct people having its specific own language, culture, history and civilization. Theme of the conference: The Arab Origin of North African Populations ... Full story Date : 2009-04-02 18:57:00
Mauritania
Tunisia
Morocco
Anti-Semitic Protests in Morocco a Warning Sign Noam Nir, an Israeli businessman who lives and owns a property in Morocco, was shocked when he found out that the building he owns in the city of Mogador became the focus of an anti-Semitic demonstration. Speaking to Arutz Sheva, Nir expressed a serious concern that such demonstrations, that were not commonplace in Morocco until recently and have suddenly begun to appear on its streets, would lead to imminent harm anhd endanger the lives of the Jewish community in Morocco.... Full story Auteur: IsraelNationalNews Date : 2010-08-08 21:13:00
Rabat : Amazigh demonstarte in Meknes The Amazigh Cultural Movement has demonstrate in first May 2010 in the streets of the city of Amknes (Meknes), demanding official recognition of Amazigh identity and cultural rights and the officialization of the Amazigh language in the Moroccan Constitution. See demonstration in pictures ...
... Full story Auteur: MCA Date : 2010-05-24 23:36:00
Amazigh movement in Morocco: Creating a national preparatory committee for a political structure The Amazigh militants held a meeting in Marrakech on 12 September2009 during which they discussed topics related to the future of the political, economic, social and cultural situation in Morocco. This discussion resulted from a series of meetings that have been taking place in different parts of Morocco since March 2008.The participants also discussed possible political alternatives necessary to overcome problems related to the present situation. The discussion resulted in:... Full story Auteur: Akabar Asertan Date : 2009-09-24 22:58:00
Human Rights Watch : Letter to Morocco Interior Minister Benmoussa on the Refusal of Amazigh Names We are writing this initially private letter to you in the hope that you will respond in writing to the concerns we raise, so that we may reflect your answers when we make this letter public. If you signal to us by June 26, 2009 your intention to respond to this letter, we will await for your response before publishing it, provided it reaches us by July 12, 2009. Human Rights Watch is aware that Morocco has taken steps to recognize and promote the culture and heritage of its Amazigh (Berber) population, notably in creating the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture in Rabat in 2001.... Full story Auteur: Human Rights Watch Date : 2009-09-04 17:45:00
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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