2001
DOI: 10.1080/13629380108718442
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Contested identities: Berbers, ‘Berberism’ and the state in North Africa

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“…The message which Chafik and others try to convey is that the Berber language (and hence, Berber identity) was not erased by the introduction of Islam in the seventh century, but was preserved until right before the modern era. This renders the task of reviving Berber identity easier, and helps explain the emergence of the Berber culture movement in Morocco, Algeria and the Diaspora, a phenomenon that poses important questions for North African regimes and societies as they enter the twenty-first century (Maddy-Weitzman, 2001).…”
Section: S Ben-layashimentioning
confidence: 98%
“…The message which Chafik and others try to convey is that the Berber language (and hence, Berber identity) was not erased by the introduction of Islam in the seventh century, but was preserved until right before the modern era. This renders the task of reviving Berber identity easier, and helps explain the emergence of the Berber culture movement in Morocco, Algeria and the Diaspora, a phenomenon that poses important questions for North African regimes and societies as they enter the twenty-first century (Maddy-Weitzman, 2001).…”
Section: S Ben-layashimentioning
confidence: 98%
“…An explanation for this could be the growing sociopolitical movement among Berber Moroccans. Initiated in the early 1990s, Moroccan Berbers have been advocating for policies which address community needs, the most vocal being state recognition of Amazigh as one of Morocco's official languages (Maddy‐Weitzman, ). Relevant to these elections in particular was a campaign was held to make Amazigh (language of the Berbers) an official language alongside Arabic (later officially approved by constitutional referendum in 2011).…”
Section: Moroccomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Zatímco ve 20. století pokračovala marginalizace berberských komunit v Maroku a Alžírsku, globalizace přispěla k rozšíření fenoménu identity Amazigh, zejména skrze internet, a k vytvoření berberské diaspory, která usiluje o uznání berberské kultury jak v zemích severní Afriky, tak v západní Evropě a severní Americe. V posledních letech sílí hlasy po vytvoření jakési berberské autonomie po vzoru španělského Katalánska [Maddy-Weitzman 2001]. Občanství V souvislosti s problematikou občanství a identity v Africe je vhodné si nejprve nastínit různé kategorie a prostor, ve kterém se mohou generovat nejrůznější konflikty založené na mnoha způsobech zásahu moci do oblasti občanství, identity, migrace.…”
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