Amazigh

Amazigh Film Festival opens in Ouarzazate

2009-10-19

Morocco's 4th National Amazigh Film Festival opened in Ouarzazate on Sunday (October 18th). Film screenings in the city's Taourirt casbah and neighbo...
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HRW criticises Morocco for rejecting Amazigh baby names

2009-09-04

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday (September 3rd) denounced Morocco for preventing citizens from inscribing children with Berber names on the civi...
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Algeria, Saudi Arabia partner for first-ever Tamazight Qur'an

2009-08-21

A Tamazight-language version of the Holy Qur'an is being distributed for the first time to Algeria's Berber population, Al-Arabiya reported on Thursd...
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Amazigh World Congress members detained in Tizi Ouzou

2009-08-04

Nine members of the World Amazigh Congress (CMA) were briefly detained by Algerian police on Monday (August 3rd) in Tizi Ouzou, AFP reported. Five Al...
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Algerian Touareg film wins Amazigh film festival in Morocco

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...
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Young Tunisian musician seeks to revive Berber music

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.
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Amazigh TV channel on Algerian airwaves in March

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...
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Tizi-Ouzou welcomes Amazigh Theatre Festival

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...
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"Tour d'Argent" wins Grand Prix at Amazigh film festival

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,...
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Kabylia celebrates Yennayer

2009-01-12

The people of Kabylia, alongside other Algerians, celebrate the advent of Yennayer in ways old and new.
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Amazigh Film Festival opens with Palestinian movie

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,...
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Béchar teenager crowned Miss Kabylie 2009

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...
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Morocco to improve Amazigh assistance

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...
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Amazigh TV channel to make Moroccan debut in 2009

2008-12-16

After much delay, Moroccan officials prepare for the launch of an Amazigh language television channel.
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Amazigh film festival to open in Morocco

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...
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Twin World Amazigh Congresses reveal divide within group

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.
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Moroccan Amazighs detained at Algiers airport

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...
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Interview with Moroccan Amazigh Democratic Party chief Ahmed Dgherni

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.
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Amazigh community torn over World Congress site

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.
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Tizi-Ouzou to host Amazigh World Congress

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...
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Moroccans denounce delays of Amazigh TV launch

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.
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Amazigh World Congress to sue Algerian local government

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...
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Moroccan authorities refuse to register Amazigh names

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.
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Agadir's Amazigh festival to feature some 600 artists

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...
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Casablanca celebrates twelve centuries of Moroccan history

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.
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Solar energy: Morocco's bright – and green – idea

2009-11-06

Tapping sunlight for power may allow Morocco to spark economic development, cut its reliance on foreign energy sources, and safeguard the environment.

Algerians snap up souvenirs ahead of World Cup qualifier

2009-11-06

The impending Algeria vs. Egypt match has galvanised entrepreneurs in Algeria, who are making a quick sell of souvenirs and regalia of the national team.

Somali instability worries Maghreb neighbours

2009-11-05

As radical groups in Somalia grow in power, new concerns are mounting in the Maghreb about how to keep young people from adopting extremist ideologies.

Forum for the Future examines Middle East peace, economic challenges

2009-11-05

Top government officials from G-8 and MENA states met with other international delegates in Morocco to discuss pressing regional and global issues.

RSF blast arrest of Tunisian journalist

2009-11-04

Tunisian authorities are charging Taoufik Ben Brik, a journalist and critic of the government, with committing crimes ranging from defamation to assault.
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