Amazigh

2009-05-14

The first Algerian feature-length film in the Touareg language won first prize at the Issni N'ourgh Amazigh Film Festival of Agadir, Morocco, MAP rep...

2009-04-21

Berber music, with its unique heritage and rhythms, is finding a growing audience in the Maghreb and abroad. Sabri Aouni is one of a small number of musicians who have chosen this style as their specialty.

2009-03-04

A television channel in Tamazight and another devoted to the Qur'an will be launched in three weeks, Tout sur l'Algerie quoted state communication se...

2009-01-30

Algeria's National Amazigh Theatre Festival, "Amezgun N Jerjer", will open February 1st at the Mouloud-Mammeri Cultural Centre in Tizi-Ouzou, l'Expre...

2009-01-18

Ali Braham Hafidh's "Tour d'Argent" won the Olivier d'Or in the feature film category of the ninth National Amazigh Film Festival in Sidi Bel-Abbes,...

2009-01-12

The people of Kabylia, alongside other Algerians, celebrate the advent of Yennayer in ways old and new.

2009-01-12

The 9th edition of the National Amazigh Film Festival in Sidi Bel-Abbes (440km west of Algiers) opened Sunday (January 11th) with a Palestinian film,...

2009-01-11

Ounissa Aït Abdeslam, a 19-year-old student from Béchar, was crowned Miss Kabylie 2009 at a beauty pageant held Thursday at the Mouloud Mammeri Cultu...

2008-12-24

Morocco's interior ministry signed partnership agreements with the Advisory Council for Human Rights (CCDH) and the Royal Institute of Amazigh Cultur...

2008-12-16

After much delay, Moroccan officials prepare for the launch of an Amazigh language television channel.

2008-11-05

The fifth Cinéma des Peuples Autochtones will open on Thursday (November 6th) in the Moroccan town of Immouzzer Kandar. The three-day film festival h...

2008-11-04

With its members divided between two conferences, the World Amazigh Congress is facing a leadership crisis. The fracture has reverberated throughout the Amazigh movement.

2008-10-31

Some 35 Moroccan Amazighs arrested upon arrival at Algiers airport Wednesday remain confined to the airport's international zone by Algerian security...

2008-10-16

The Amazigh World Congress will hold its fifth meeting later this month in Meknes, Morocco. Moroccan Amazigh Democratic Party chief Ahmed Dgherni speaks to Magharebia about the Congress and about broader issues facing the Maghreb.

2008-10-09

The Federation of Amazigh Associations in North Africa is undecided between a Moroccan or Algerian site for its 5th World Amazigh Congress. Arguments continue as the deadline approaches.

2008-09-24

The fifth Amazigh World Congress (CMA) will begin October 31st, organisers announced Tuesday (September 23rd) in the Algerian host city of Tizi-Ouzou...

2008-06-26

Morocco's Amazigh movement has raised its voice, demanding media fairness and emphasising the need to accelerate the twice-postponed launch of an Amazigh TV channel.

2008-06-23

The Amazigh World Congress filed a court complaint against Tizi Ouzou authorities over a permit for the group's planned gathering in the central Kaby...

2008-06-10

Despite the involvement of human rights NGOs and Amazigh organisations, Moroccan authorities continue to reject the use of Amazigh names on official documents.

2008-06-09

More than 600 artists will participate in the international Amazigh "Signs and Cultures" Festival, to be held from July 1st-6th in Agadir, APA report...

2008-06-04

As part of Morocco's national celebration of its 1200-year history, the city of Casablanca called on Amazigh and Arab musicians to showcase the country's rich cultural heritage on one stage.

2008-06-02

The 4th annual Mediterranean Festival of Amazigh Culture will be held in Tangier from July 24th to July 27th, festival director Ilias Omari announced...

2008-04-18

The constitutions of the Amazigh Democratic Party (PDAM) and the Umma Party are null and void, the administrative court in Rabat announced on Thursda...

2008-04-03

Twelve centuries after Morocco's "cultural capital" was founded, the whole country is celebrating Fez. A musical extravaganza this weekend and activities throughout the kingdom are aimed at helping young people become proud of their country's history.

2008-01-30

A Moroccan television channel devoted to Amazigh language and culture has stirred up interest from the Amazigh cultural movement. Government officials say the programming will cater to a sizeable number of Moroccan viewers, but one Amazigh activist is worried that the channel could be divisive.