In the popular imagination, the Vikings were fearsome blond-haired warriors from Scandinavia who used rowboats to conduct raids across Europe in a brief but bloody reign of terror. But the reality is far more complex, according to an analysis of the genomes of 442 ancient humans from archaeological sites in …
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I am a Muslim and American Arab. Will I ever be an equal citizen?
Culturally, too, we are generally treated as a separate race, hence our almost universal portrayal of villains or victims in popular media. In books and newspapers, Arabs and Muslims are generally seen through the prism of current events – foreign wars, global migration and especially terrorism. The association is so …
Read More »Azu Tiwaline’s undulating electronic compositions are inspired by Berber and Saharan trance music
CHARACTERISTICS Azu Tiwaline’s undulating electronic compositions are inspired by Berber and Saharan trance music By Phil E. Bloomfield September 08, 2020 Stand in a desert, and you won’t hear a thing. No bird song. No trickle of water. No noise of life. The scarcity of the landscape is echoed only …
Read More »Algeria launches the Amazigh Culture Prize |
ORAN, Algeria – The High Commission for Tamazight (HCA) in Algeria has launched the President’s Prize for Amazigh Literature and Language, with the aim of supporting Amazigh culture after years of marginalization. The secretary general of the HCA, El Hachemi Assad, announced on Saturday in Oran that the competition would …
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