 African tribesman name Kadhafi 'king of kings' :
BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) - Dignitaries from a host of African tribes have bestowed the title "king of kings" on Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi during a visit marking the anniversary of the coup that brought him to power almost four decades ago. "We have decided to recognise our brother leader as the 'king of kings, sultans, princes, sheikhs and mayors of Africa," said a statement from a forum grouping more than 200 tribal chiefs from Africa late Thursday.
..... Source : http://news.yahoo.com Date : 2008-07-20 00:40:00
Said Zerouali Releases a New Album :
 Said Zerwali, a young talented singer from Berkane, has recently emerged in the world of the Amazigh music. He has just released his second album 'Ruh a Memmi' (Go! my Son?). This new album is a composition of songs that touch different topics, such as Love, freedom, and social issues. “This second album is a fruit of many years of work” Says Said. 'Ruh a Memmi' is expected to be available in the markets very soon.
..... Source : www.agraw.com Date : 2008-07-20 00:40:00
Amazigh, (Berber) the Indigenous Non-Arab Population of North Africa, and Their language. :
 The Amazigh (Berber) are credited with preserving the Phoenician language till the time of Saint Augustine in the 5th century & traces of the Phoenician alphabet are evident in the Tamazight (Berber) alphabet called Tifinagh. The Amazigh or Imazighen (Berber) and the Phoenician Punics ..... Source : http://phoenicia.org/berber.html Date : 2008-07-20 00:40:00
THE BERBER - Amazigh in Algeria, Amazigh in Morocco, Ceuta and Melilla :
 The Berber or Amazigh people live in northern Africa throughout the Mediterranian coast, the Sahara and Sahel. Before the arrival of Arabs, this was a Berber world. The Amazigh territory, this broad homeland, is also referred as Tamazgha. Nowadays, there are important communities in Mali, Niger and Lybia, and smaller groups in Tunis, Mauritania, Burkina-Faso and Egypt. The Tuareg or Imajaghen of the desert are one branch of the Amazigh. There may be around 20 million speakers of Tamazight or Berber, a broad group of dialects or languages, that can be considered in an unitary way. But no country does recognize this indigenous language. Islamic states north of the Sahara are considered Arab and only Arab. This idea is extended among many Amazigh as well, who consider themselves to be Arabs", although ethnic consciousness is also high among many. ..... Source : http://www.referatele.com Date : 2008-07-20 00:40:00
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It is easy to see that we are living in a time of rapid and radical change. It is much less easy to clasp the truth that such change will inevitably affect the nature of those historical disciplines that both, reflect the collective memory of the Mediterranean and help to shape it. Modes and categories inherited from the past no longer seem to fit the reality experienced by the new generation. [Sabri El Hammaoui] Date : 2009-01-02 18:09:00
The white pigeon (atbir amllal) 
Khalid Izri was presented in the Teatro Monumental Mataronense last Saturday at the fourth edition of the Festival of Cultures Cruïlla. Izri's concert was great with his voice and his acoustic guitar and the instrumental accompaniment. The Amazigh musician based in Belgium was accompanied by a team of musicians, with a flutist travesera, an accordion who played the lute laps, a violin, double bass and percussionist with tambourine, pumpkin rotated, dishes, drawer and Charlie. 
