ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) — The Berbers are descendants of pre-Arab populations across North Africa, from the extreme west of Egypt to the countries of the Maghreb. The Berbers, who refer to themselves ...

AZDINE, Morocco – One of Said Lakenizaa's two remaining cows fell sick and died last year as he led it down the steep dirt track from his village in Morocco's Atlas mountains to the rest of the world.

For most Americans, New Year's is fairly personal. It's a time to make resolutions and down some champagne — and it was also a couple of weeks ago. But for Berbers — the indigenous people of Northern ...

NORTH AFRICA (BP)--The truck we were traveling in through the Atlas Mountains rounded the curve of a hillside to reveal a meadow spreading below. As the sun burnished the field with its afternoon rays ...

AZDINE, Morocco - One of Said Lakenizaa's two remaining cows fell sick and died last year as he led it down the steep dirt track from his village in Morocco's Atlas mountains. It was the second time ...

The Imazighen, also known as Amazighen, are the indigenous peoples of North Africa. A majority of the world may know them as the "Moors" or "Berber," a term coined by the Romans and popularized by the ...

Many African tribes are known for their tenacity and agility in the face of war, which is why the warrior and army tribes in Africa were a formidable force. The Berbers were particularly known for ...

Berber carpeting is actually a type of weave of carpeting and not a type of carpeting. Named after the Berber Tribe of North Africa, the authentic, handwoven berbers are produced in Morocco and other ...

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