AZDINE, morocco — One of Said Lakenizaa’s two remaining cows fell sick and died last year as he led it down the steep dirt track from his village in the Atlas mountains to the rest of the world. It ...

In a packed classroom on a cool evening near the front line in Libya's civil war, 15-year-old Mira is teaching children to spell out the names of animals in the ancient Berber script, an act that once ...

AZDINE, Morocco – One of Said Lakenizaa's two remaining cows fell sick and died last year as he led it down the steep dirt track from his village in Morocco's Atlas mountains to the rest of the world.

"History has been confiscated, has been falsified, has been modified during colonialism, or even after.... And therefore, people sometimes lose their landmarks." Nabil Boudraa For most Americans, New ...

For Moroccan Berbers, the king's recent constitutional rewrite is all rhetoric. Literally. Driven to reform by protests earlier this year that were inspired by the fall of the Tunisian and Egyptian ...

ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) — The Berbers are descendants of pre-Arab populations across North Africa, from the extreme west of Egypt to the countries of the Maghreb. The Berbers, who refer to themselves ...

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They call themselves Amazigh, the proud raiders. But most people know them as Berbers. For millennia, the Berbers of North Africa fought against Roman, Arab and French invaders. And, despite a history ...

Berbers in North Africa are heralding in the Amazigh New Year, with festivities showcasing traditional food, music and dance planned throughout the region. Friday marks the first day of the year 2968 ...

Protests are growing in Morocco over the authorities' policy of Arabisation. More than 60% of Moroccans claim to be Berbers - the original inhabitants of North Africa. But four years ago, the ...

The Berbers in Algeria have said they will boycott the presidential poll set for 8 April. Spokesman Belaid Abrika told the BBC that the Berbers would also launch a campaign to disrupt the elections in ...