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Republican Party Secretary General Issam Chebbi asked Tunisian President Kais Saied to clarify details regarding the country’s armed forces participating in a joint exercise in the Black Sea with the Israeli occupation army. Chebbi addressed the Tunisian president in a Facebook post saying: “Mr. President, involving the Tunisian national army …

By Sami Zaptia. London, June 18, 2021: Libya’s Amazigh Supreme Council (ASC) yesterday renewed its rejection of Libya’s draft constitution and referendum on it, or its adoption as the constitutional basis for a single election, and rejected any constitutional rule – unless all Libyan ethnic components do not agree. The …

At the very beginning of the Arab independence of the last century, the populations which had just freed themselves from the yoke of humiliating colonization and cultural enslavement by the West were in a state of euphoria bordering on madness. Everyone believed deep down that the future was going to …

Using oils for cosmetic purposes is a slippery affair. There’s a lot of confusion about how much to use, what time of year, whether they work best in combination with other products, and which skin types benefit the most. So it’s a relief to hear someone in the know say, …

In the arid mountains of southern Morocco, local women harvest argan oil, a natural product they have long used in cooking but which has become highly prized by the global beauty industry as an anti-aging treatment. of the skin and restorative for the hair. Most of the argan oil is …

Tunisians were angered by a video showing police beating and stripping a youth in the street. Tunisians have expressed outrage on social media after a video emerged showing four Tunisian police officers beating a naked minor in the street. The video shows police stripping the youth naked in the Tunis …

The region known as the Maghreb is a region in northwestern Africa. The word “Maghreb” literally means “west” in the Arabic language. This name makes sense because it is found in the west of the Arabian Peninsula, which is the original homeland of the Arabs. Today, the Maghreb encompasses the …

Regional experts say warlord Khalifa Haftar is making desperate attempts to prolong his existence in the country, but the ground is slipping under his feet. Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, the so-called commander of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), recently invited members of the national unity government, including Prime Minister …

After accusing them of colluding with foreign powers and of plotting attacks, the Algerian regime decided to include the Kabyle independence group MAK and the movement for political Islam Rachad on the list of terrorist groups. The decision was taken by President Abdelmejid Tebboune, reflecting a harsher stance within the …

Tunisia’s place in the history of cinema is little known. However, the North African country can convincingly claim to have played a pivotal role in many of the cinema’s best-known productions. Over the years, Tunisia has become ancient Rome, Egypt of the 1930s, and even a small planet far, far …

Couscous was inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list on December 16, 2020. Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Tunisia have all campaigned for it to be added to this list. These four Maghreb countries have never ceased to emphasize their differences by creating variations of this ancestral dish – with vegetables, …

The Tunisian Interior Ministry announced on Friday that naval units of the National Guard had succeeded in thwarting three illegal immigration attempts by 27 people, who were heading for Italy. This came in a statement released by the ministry, including Anadolu Agency got a copy. The press release reveals: “The …

The way Tunisian President Kais Saied wrote and addressed a letter to the Prime Minister recently was revealing. He seems to have given up his role in directing Tunisian diplomacy and shaping the country’s foreign policy, and instead started grappling with conflicts and meaningless nonsense. Meanwhile, Tunisia has never been …

In 2011, oil-rich Libya had been ruled by Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011) for over 40 years. Its eccentricity masked a cruel dictatorship and the Libyan people refused to be bought off by lower prices for basic foodstuffs. They had had enough of the purges, nepotism and corruption. What: Libyan Revolution of …

Lawmakers in Libya’s divided government have embarked on efforts to unify the legislature after a transitional government was selected in December to lead the North African country to elections. Members of Libya’s parliament began arriving in the western town of Sabrath on Sunday and plan to meet for a consultative …

As the Mediterranean Sea gets hotter and hotter, extreme tropical weather could displace millions of people and, with it, change the geography of North African countries. Rising global temperatures, mainly due to greenhouse gas emissions, will cause the displacement of millions of people from coastal cities in North Africa, according …

Tunisian Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi yesterday asserted the right to demonstrate peacefully but warned of damage to public or private property. Speaking at the plenary session for the vote of confidence in the new ministers proposed by Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, Ghannouchi said: “As we assert the right to peaceful …

The Supreme Council of Libyan Amazighs on Thursday rejected in a statement the results of the Hurghada Constitutional Commission, including the decision to hold a referendum on the Libyan draft constitution. The statement said the referendum is hostile action against the Libyan Amazighs, who will boycott the referendum and fail …

Algeria today celebrates the Amazigh New Year known as Yennayer. It coincides each year with January 12 of the Gregorian calendar. Commemorating the triumph of the Berber king Sheshonq I (Chachnaq in Berber) and his enthronement as pharaoh of ancient Egypt in the year 950 BC, this year 2021 corresponds …

The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH), the largest human rights association in the country, on Friday asked for the recognition of the Amazigh New Year as a public holiday. The Amazigh New Year is called “January night” and is celebrated on January 13 of each year. In a letter …

Gafsa governorate in southern Tunisia staged a general strike on Thursday that included most of the city’s public amenities to demand development projects and job opportunities for the unemployed. Public and administrative institutions, in particular, have closed their doors since morning. Meanwhile, strikers from several sectors, unemployed people and representatives …

Youssef Diab drives his truck through the Egyptian oasis of Siwa, singing catchy songs in a local Berber dialect that clings to life despite the dominance of Arabic. The UN has classified siwi, the easternmost dialect of the Tamazight language spoken across North Africa to Morocco, as “endangered”. But few …

The demonstrations were renewed yesterday in the Tunisian governorate of Tataouine the day after the arrest of the general coordinator of the sit-in of El Kamour, Dhaou El-Ghoul. El-Ghoul’s arrest came a week after Hichem Mechichi’s government signed an agreement with protesters in Tataouine, ending the movement that lasted for …

The Court of First Instance of Medenine, in south-eastern Tunisia, ruled on October 14 allowing Hamdan Atig Dali, 81, to delete the term “atig”- which means freed slave – of his name in all official documents. The justice ministry rejected the same request in 2017, saying there were no competent …

SAHEL, Algeria, October 19 (Reuters) – Algerian women dressed in bright Berber clothes screaming, singing and drumming at a football tournament last week were pushing their fight for gender equality – a cause that has come under closer scrutiny in Algeria after a brutal attack this month. The peaceful cobbled …

Algerian women dressed in bright Berber clothes screaming, singing and drumming at a soccer tournament last week were pushing their fight for gender equality – a cause that has come under closer scrutiny in Algeria after a brutal attack this month. The peaceful cobbled village of Sahel hosted the third …

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 …

As uprisings for the life of blacks spread around the world following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman in late May, dozens of people also took to the streets of the Tunisian capital to protest anti racism. -black – a long time taboo in the country. Black …

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Because this pioneer creates a new generation of artists. As the head of Tunisia’s first licensed tattoo studio, Fawez Zahmoul breathes new life into the tattoo scene in the Arab world. It helps normalize an art form often associated with criminals. Zahmuol Tattoo School trains the next generation of artists. …

In Temezret, a village in the arid land of south-eastern Tunisia sprawling over rolling hills, locals passing each other in the khaki stone alleys greet each other without shaking hands. In a cafe at the top of the mountain on which the village is built, the villagers sit at a …

An Italian member of the European Parliament (MEP) accused the Algerian government of “suppressing” the indigenous Amazigh community from the Kabylia region following the adoption of two laws which endanger their freedoms, revealed Minority Rights Groups International . Massimiliano Salini presented to the European Parliament on Monday a letter addressed …

The UN says the “last thing” Libya needs is more conflict on its territory, after Egypt warned of military intervention in the neighboring country. Children wave Libyan and Amazigh flags during a demonstration in Martyrs Square in the center of the Libyan capital Tripoli, currently held by the UN-recognized government …

At a rally in Sousse, Tunisia, organized by the country’s Baha’i community, around 40 people, including religious and civil society leaders, gathered to exchange ideas and explore ideas about the advancement of women in the country. SOUSSE, Tunisia – How to fight against inequalities between women and men on the …

North African countries are key suppliers of natural resources to the global economy, from large-scale oil and gas extraction in Algeria and Tunisia, to phosphate mining in Tunisia and Morocco, water-intensive agro-industry associated with tourism in Morocco and Tunisia. The commodification of nature and the privatization of resources involved in …

An Algerian court yesterday sentenced 21 protesters to six months in prison for “undermining national unity”, local media reported. The court’s verdict included a six-month suspended prison sentence for protesters arrested for hoisting a flag representing the country’s Berber minority, Algerian press service (APS) noted. About ten million Berbers live …

The founders of Tunisia’s emerging AKAL party say the time has come to rehabilitate the Tamazight language and identity of the country’s indigenous people, who have been marginalized for decades. The word “Akal”, which means land in the Tamazight language, has a fundamental meaning for the cultural movement that has …

As clashes rage in southern Tripoli between the forces of eastern military commander Khalifa Hifter and the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) made up of various militias, Amazighs in Zuwara fear their border area and town. are not attacked at any time. “We just tried to escape. I …

The Barbarian Coast of North Africa was named after the Berbers, the nomadic people who inhabited the region west of the Nile Valley in North Africa. Called the Amazighs or Imazighen in antiquity (meaning “free humans” or “free men”), they are among the oldest inhabitants of North Africa. Their rich …

Moroccan Imazighen (plural of Amazigh, meaning “free man” or “noble man”), as well as Imazighen from neighboring North African countries of Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, and even from all over the world , celebrate the first day of the Amazigh year 2969 today January 12. Unlike the commonly used Gregorian …

The photo shows the ancient Berber village of Chenini in the Tataouine region of southern Tunisia on December 23, 2018 (Photo Xinhua) TUNIS, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) – A Berber man with a donkey walked along the rocky path leading to the ksours, known as “desert castles” on top of a …

To truly understand the Berber restaurant and dinner club, says co-founder Tony Garnicki, you have to sit at a table in the dining room as the lights go out, forks and spoons are placed next to it. empty plates containing tagine and couscous, and an aerialist in the middle of …

Tunisia and Libya are heavily dependent on informal cross-border trade, but recent restrictions on the Libyan side have triggered weeks of instability and chaos. TRT World visits the border town. The “Souk Maghrebi” market offers a colorful range of products for locals and visitors. (Alessandra Bajec / TRTWorld) BEN GUERDANE, …

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ALGERIA Algeria approved a bill paving the way for the creation of an Amazigh language academy dedicated to teaching and promoting research on Tamazight, as well as its standardization. “This is a historic decision and a breakthrough which completes the process of rehabilitation of Tamazight, opening up considerable prospects for …

Because it’s a good skill to have if you ever get lost in the wilderness. Sometimes eating is about filling the belly. Maybe even most of the time. But sometimes it’s all about the preparation, gleaning cultural information and the history of a particular dish. That’s why it’s so exciting …

April 30, 2018 For marginalized Kabyles in Algeria, even a football match can be problematic. Alessio Perron on the political struggle in the region Qualifying for a soccer world cup is usually followed by a party. When Peru qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the country celebrated with such …

TUNIS – Tunisian Berbers welcomed Yennayer, the Amazigh New Year, with celebrations of their cultural heritage, which is deeply rooted in the country. From the caves of Matmata to the delicious couscous to the colorful rugs found in southern Tunisia, the Amazigh culture has made a significant contribution to the …

After years of diplomatic deadlock over terrorism, resources and territory, the countries of North Africa are hoping that a dish can finally be put on the same table: couscous. A group of experts from the Maghreb region met to work on a joint campaign to have couscous recognized by Unesco …

In a recent article to these pages, I touched on a popular myth: that Ashkenazi Jews are descended from pagan Khazars who converted to Judaism. While this idea is getting a lot of attention, it’s based entirely on layered science. Genetics, linguistics, and onomastics – the study of names – …

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By Hadi Fornaji. Tunis, July 10, 2017: The Amazigh Supreme Council has accused the Islamic Affairs and Endowments Authority which is part of the Beida-based interim government of inciting genocide against the Amazigh community. This follows a fatwa last week from the authority condemning Ibadis as infidels and “Kharijites”. Ibadi …

“Right after the revolution, in 2012, I returned to Tunisia to see my family,” Inès Manai wrote in an email earlier this month of the photo report posted here. “When I was walking in the streets of Tunis, I saw an evolution. The girls I remembered confined to their houses …

Beyond the flood of everything red and heart-shaped, very little about Valentine’s Day can be considered factual, and it’s quite difficult to distinguish between the historical and the mythical. It is said that the day of love takes its name from that of a saint, but there is no consensus …

RABAT, Morocco (AFP) – Morocco has arrested 11 people suspected of manslaughter following the death of a fish seller whose crash in a garbage truck sparked protests, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Mouhcine Fikri, 31, was accidentally killed on Friday in the northern town of Al-Hoceima as he tried to protest …

In May, the head of the the biggest party in the Tunisian parliament made a dramatic announcement. “There is no longer any justification for political Islam in Tunisia”, noted Rached Ghannouchi, explaining why his Ennahda party has decided to distance itself from its Islamist origins and to redefine itself as …

Monday marks the first day of the year 2964 for the pre-Arab inhabitants of North Africa. The Berbers of North Africa are celebrating their New Year, with festivities planned in several cities, including the Moroccan capital of Rabat. Monday marked the first day of the year 2964 for the indigenous …

TRIPOLI: Members of Libya’s ethnic Berber minority broke into the parliament building in Tripoli yesterday, smashing windows and destroying furniture, during a protest demanding greater recognition, a spokesman said of the assembly. The protest took place during a break in a regular assembly session, General National Congress spokesman Omar Hmaiden …

By Mawassi Lahcen Threats from radical Islamists prevented Tunisian Amazigh associations from holding a conference in the southern region of Matmata. Six Tunisian Amazigh groups planned their event, which aimed to unite the Tunisian Amazigh movement, to coincide with the 20th Tamezret Festival for Amazigh Culture on August 24 and …