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Saturday, July 18, 2026
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Sumud Flotilla Backs Its Polisario Panarab “Brothers” to Divide Morocco… and the Humanitarian Mask Slips

In a move branded both provocative and unacceptable, the page presenting itself as the Global Sumud Flotilla announced plans to release a video titled “Western Sahara: One Struggle,” origi...

Akalpress
17 July 2026
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Families Left Without Aid: Al Haouz Earthquake Victims Protest Outside Parliament

Dozens of survivors of the Al Haouz earthquake gathered outside Parliament in Rabat on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at the call of the National Coordination of Al Haouz Earthquake Victims. They are deman...

Akalpress
15 July 2026
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After the Passport, Calls Grow to Add Tamazight to Moroccan ID Cards and Banknotes

Many observers see the adoption of the Amazigh language in the passport as a significant step toward implementing its official status The announcement that Tamazight will feature in Morocco’s ne...

Akalpress
14 July 2026
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  • Opinion

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 than I am to address that. What interests me is the question of ident...

Akalpress
12 July 2026
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The Amazigh Language to Feature on the New Moroccan Passport Starting August 2026

After a long wait, Moroccans are finally getting an Amazigh-language passport. A legal reform of the biometric passport will add Tamazight to the document for the first time. The reform also scraps th...

Akalpress
10 July 2026
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The Amazigh Teachers’ Association of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region Denounces Arbitrary Assignments

The Regional Association of Amazigh Language Teachers in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region expressed concern over what it described as unlawful assignments affecting teachers of the subject within...

Akalpress
1 March 2026
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Amazigh Activists Criticize State’s Disregard for Constitutional Obligations Toward the Amazigh Language

Leaders of associations and Amazigh activists participating in the second national debate on the prospects for actions by the Amazigh movement and the coordination of its struggles met on Saturday, Oc...

Montassir Itri
8 October 2025
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  • History

Reflections on French Colonialism in the Maghreb

In the European race to divide the land of the world amongst themselves during the colonial era, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria were each separately colonized by the French. As a matter of fact, French...

Mohamed Chtatou
26 August 2023
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  • Culture

Amazigh first names and their meaning in English

First names for girls: ⴰⵏⵢⴰ [ Anya ] : Melody. ⴱⴰⵢⴰ [ Baya ] : Traditional name (central Morocco, Kabylia, Tuareg). ⴱⵉⵜⵉ [ Biti ] : Traditional name (Atlas), Biti is a term used to cher...

Akalpress
19 August 2023
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  • Culture

King Mohammed VI declares the Amazigh New Year an official holiday

On Wednesday evening, a communiqué of the Royal Court announced that King Mohammed VI gave the order to make the Amazigh New Year an official holiday in Morocco; similar to the first of Muharram and N...

Akalpress
3 May 2023
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  • Sumud Flotilla Backs Its Polisario Panarab “Brothers” to Divide Morocco… and the Humanitarian Mask Slips
    by Akalpress
    17 July 2026
  • Families Left Without Aid: Al Haouz Earthquake Victims Protest Outside Parliament
    by Akalpress
    15 July 2026
  • After the Passport, Calls Grow to Add Tamazight to Moroccan ID Cards and Banknotes
    by Akalpress
    14 July 2026
  • What the World Cup Run Did for Moroccan Identity
    by Akalpress
    12 July 2026
  • The Amazigh Language to Feature on the New Moroccan Passport Starting August 2026
    by Akalpress
    10 July 2026
  • The Amazigh Teachers’ Association of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region Denounces Arbitrary Assignments
    by Akalpress
    1 March 2026
  • Amazigh Activists Criticize State’s Disregard for Constitutional Obligations Toward the Amazigh Language
    by Montassir Itri
    8 October 2025
  • Reflections on French Colonialism in the Maghreb
    by Mohamed Chtatou
    26 August 2023
  • Amazigh first names and their meaning in English
    by Akalpress
    19 August 2023
  • King Mohammed VI declares the Amazigh New Year an official holiday
    by Akalpress
    3 May 2023
  • Poetry, Songs and Dance as Amazigh Strong Markers of Identity
    by Mohamed Chtatou
    29 June 2020
  • Idir, is Not Dead, he’s Just Passed into Cultural Eternity…
    by Mohamed Chtatou
    29 June 2020
  • Hurdles facing Amazigh Culture in Morocco
    by Mohamed Chtatou
    29 June 2020
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