In a packed classroom on a cool evening near the front line in Libya's civil war, 15-year-old Mira is teaching children to spell out the names of animals in the ancient Berber script, an act that ...

The Berber script - Tifinagh - is related to Egyptian hieroglyphics Morocco has been dominated by Arabic culture since the seventh century when the Arabs swept across the Middle East and North Africa ...

In a packed classroom on a cool evening near the front line in Libya’s civil war, 15-year-old Mira is teaching children to spell out the names of animals in the ancient Berber script ...

the language of the original Berber inhabitants of North Africa, who call themselves Amazigh, or the free people. The script looks ancient, almost rune-like, because it is -- the first examples of ...

For some, carpet is functional and cozy, and they’d like to keep it around. One popular type of carpeting is berber. Believe it or not, you’ve probably seen berber carpet before. It was really ...

JADU, Libya: In a packed classroom near the front line in Libya’s civil war, 15-year-old Mira is this evening teaching children to spell out the names of animals in the ancient Berber script, an act ...

the Berber script. Some expressed sympathy while others wondered why the Berbers were denying what has been their country's official identity for 14 centuries. Berbers are the original inhabitants ...

Berbers, or Amazigh, make up 5-10% of ... The Amazigh language and script Tamazight, which is distinct from Arabic, were officially banned and could not be taught in schools.

KAIROUAN, Tunisia, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Tunisian tattoo artist Manel Mahdouani is reviving traditional Berber designs that had long been considered unfashionable but are now gaining in popularity ...

As a child, the French filmmaker Kamal Hachkar learned the Berber language from his grandparents in Tinghir, a Berber oasis city east of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. As an adult he discovered ...

The Berber script - Tifinagh - is related to Egyptian hieroglyphics Morocco has been dominated by Arabic culture since the seventh century when the Arabs swept across the Middle East and North ...