North-west Africa’s minority
Springtime for them too?
The Berbers join the Arab revolt
Aug 13th 2011 | RABAT
Thursday May 24th 2012
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“A single Berber identity exists only virtually—on the internet and among diaspora intellectuals,” says Mr Roberts.
Replace 'Berber' with 'Arab' and suddenly the mess that is the Middle East makes a lot more sense.
One important amazigh (Berber is an alien word to Tamzgha) area that was not shown on your map: The Canary Islands long inhabited by the Guanches before the the Iberian invasion.
The Only Bereber, that they ever Told or Tought me about was The Legendary Tariq Bin-Azziz!
Back in the early 8'th Century (the year 711 to be exact), Gibraltar or Jebel Tariq (Tariq's Mountain-in Arabic) was Christened & Named after this Berber Legend!!
The Fantastic Map here, makes it Obvious that the Ancestral Bereber Lands, Do NOT Conform to the FAKE Colonial Borders. Instead, they Defy & Disregard them!!!
P.S. According to this Map, MOST of Morroco is Berber Country. This is another Fascinating FACT, I did NOT Know of................
Peace, Love & Respect.
The question of how many Berbers there are depends on how useful it is for any given individual to claim he is one.