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Where to find more insight Does anyone know a good
website or other channel to
find good information on
Amazigh culture?
Is is true that Morocco now
has also forbidden to give
children an Amazigh name?
Thank you.
Thank you, Samira
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Some sites info about the situation of imazighen today, articles and etc. http://www.agraw.com http://www.berberes.com/ http://www.amazigh-voice.com http://www.amazighworld.org http://www.north-of-africa.com http://www.souss.com http://www.tawalt.com http://www.kabyle.com/ http://www.la-kabylie.com/ http://www.tamazgha.fr And yes i read that they've banned Amazigh names. That's messed up. |
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I wasn't aware of such ban, but I think the reason behind it is it has to be an Arabic dictionary name. at the family we had the same issue with Arabic names modified a little bit. so they are trying to keep it Arabic which is not fair for minorities. There's ton of resources about the Amazigh culture, all what you have to do is a search ;) |
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There are many books on Amazigh culture, the best ones believe it or not from what I found were written by Westerners. Yes it is illegal in Morocco to have Amazigh names. The government is trying hard to promote an Arab identity even though we are not Arabs, not racially, culturally, ethnically or historically. Arabs conquered our lands, made many slaves and forced there religion, language and script on us. Amazigh political parties are banned and our historical places and celebrations are turned into tourist attractions. |
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