The Amazigh Cause: When Sarcasm Replaces Proof
It seems the Amazigh language has become, for Driss El Ganbouri (a doctor, alas!), far more than a mere subject
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Opinion
Amazighity Endures: Beyond Hatred and Historical Myths
Before delving into the heart of the matter, it’s worth pausing on the very concept of Amazighity. It is not
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The Amazigh Language: Recognized on Paper, Absent in Practice
Since the Amazigh language gained constitutional recognition in 2011, public debate in Morocco has moved beyond a narrow question of
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Mohamed Chami Calls for More Legal Action to Enforce Amazigh’s Official Status
A statement by researcher and civil rights activist Mohamed Chami has reignited debate over the implementation of Amazigh’s official status.
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Moroccan Diaspora: Arabic Is Taught, The Amazigh Language Is Not
Amazigh emigration is no longer simply a matter of leaving in search of better living conditions — it has become
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Who’s Afraid of Amazigh Identity? A Look at a Discourse of Denial and Exclusion
It’s hardly surprising that opinions differ on language policy or on how best to implement the official status of the
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What the World Cup Run Did for Moroccan Identity
I won’t dwell here on the economic, political or moral fallout of these footballing achievements — experts are better placed
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The Violated Human in Palestine
“Bare life” is the title of a book by the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben (born 1942), originally published in Italian
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Long live illiteracy and down with ignorance
For a long time, it was believed that the “illiterate” person was simply someone who could neither read nor write.
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The Catastrophe of the Language of Communication with the Earthquake Survivors
What Moroccan television did during its coverage of the Al Hoceima earthquake (February 24, 2004), “torturing” the survivors it interviewed
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