Raninitv · @raninitv
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#berber #raninitv

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mythologyandhistory · @mythologyandhistory
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Did you know that there's a tribe that does not believe it is descendent from foreigners?

in Morrocan tribes almost always contain some element of "from somewhere else".

The Aït Atta, however, disagree.

They insist that they're descendants of 16th-century 'Dada Atta', an associate of the great-grandson of prophet Muhammad.

Despite their emphatic claims, they can not trace their lineage further than ~4, purely patrilineal generations.

#islam #history #africa #myths #origin #berber

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Kinetograph · @Kinetograph
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MikeDunnAuthor · @MikeDunnAuthor
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Today in Labor History April 20, 2001: Black Spring began in Algeria, after the police murdered Massinissa Guermah, a Berber Kabyle student. Black Spring was a series of protests and political demonstrations by Kabyle activists, which were met by repressive and violent police measures, including 126 deaths.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #blackspring #algeria #berber #policebrutality #police #massacre

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Rabi'a Elizabeth · @rabia_elizabeth
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A Gentle Breeze

The town of Moulay Idris, about an hour from Meknes, is home to the zawiya of Moulay Idris I, the first in the line of the rulers. He himself was a political refugee of Arab descent from the , or Near East, and he established his authority in what is now central by cultivating a good relationship with the local tribes.

The Idrisids founded , but the little town is still the place to go each August to witness the moussem, or celebration of Moulay Idris I as a saint of sorts.

I can't show pictures of what it looks like inside the mosque or tomb buildings, but I can tell you that as I sat near the tomb and listened to those around me chant wirds (long prayers), the faintest and most delightful of cool breezes wafted around the large chamber. I myself am not but I believe that SWT honored my visit with this lovely gift.

Attached are photos of the town as well as the minaret of the mosque.

#idrisid #mashriq #morocco #berber #fez #sufi #allah #islam

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IronWynch · @wynch
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Caitlin Waddick · @CaitlinWaddick
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· @Cassana
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I shared some Andalusi the last time 🇱🇾 came up. This time we're going (also , , etc.). The Touareg are traditionally groups of semi-nomadic pastoralists from the central . They were eventually colonised by the French, however when many countries gained the Touareg found that they were split up between half a dozen emerging nations, with them being a disadvantaged , leading to various rebellions and conflicts concerning scarce resources and territorial disputes, including the quite recent 2nd Libyan civil war (2012-2020).
This is Tisnant An Chatma by Tamikrest. The formed in 🇲🇱, however such national borders do not really apply here. Tamikrest is and means "crossing, junction", but also "future". They make , also known as Saharan or . I *love* this for its , and overall and communal feel.
youtube.com/watch?v=19hbkw0Xdp

#music #libya #touareg #tuareg #tawarek #sahara #independence #minority #band #mali #tamasheq #desert #blues #berber #rock #genre #rhythm #melody #fusion

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Infrapink (he/his/him) · @Infrapink
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Addendum: The (AKA ) people use a variant of the to date traditional festivals; in this calendar, is added to the last month rather than the second one. Amazigh in and celebrate traditional New Year the day after those in , where it is a national holiday.

#amazigh #berber #JulianCalendar #leapday #morocco #libya #algeria

Last updated 2 years ago

delicious 'jatvood immim' (phonetic in berber language*) breakfast at our hotel 'la vallee des pommes'.
now, at 9 o'clock it is -2°C
luckily we had enough blankets 😜

we are in m'semrir now and very excited to cross the high atlas via
pass 'tizi n'uguent zegsaoun' (2639m) to tamtatouchte.

*again we are learning a new language 🤓 in this region of morocco talk



#atlasmountain #morocco #cycling #bikepacking #tamazight #berber

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Maegdi · @maegdi
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Andrea Kamphuis · @ak_text
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Listening to Hamsi Boubeker's 'Le Chant Des Profondeurs' from 1988.

frederiksbergrecords.bandcamp.

#music #berber #kabylia #celtic #breton

Last updated 2 years ago

Jane Johnson (books) · @JaneJohnsonBakr
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A photo a day of as Morocco play Spain in the World Cup! Yalla Maroc!

#OurBeautifulWorld #morocco #mountain #travel #berber #amazigh

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Jane Johnson (books) · @JaneJohnsonBakr
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A photo a day of in a time of stress and strife. Here's an old Berber house in the foothills of the Anti Atlas Mountains, where my next novel is set, decorated with traditional tribal patterns. See the vertical stones set on the roof? They point up to heaven to remind us that our time here is transitory.

#OurBeautifulWorld #morocco #berber #amazigh #house #architecture #travel

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Angela Glansbury · @floppyplopper
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