Far from Cairo’s bustle, Egypt’s minority communities are fighting to preserve their ancient languages against the tide of ...

The Berbers, who refer to themselves as the Amazigh meaning "free man," have long fought for greater recognition for their ancient ethnic group, their culture and language. Here is some background on ...

Berbers inhabit an area spanning most of North Africa, with large populations in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and western Egypt. Berber tribes and ethnic groups can also be found as far south ...

Ethnic Berbers – the indigenous inhabitants of North Africa whose culture predominated in the region prior to the 7th century Arab invasion – were among Morocco’s earliest inhabitants, ...

Berber was the main language of North Africa before Arabic arrived with the Muslim conquest in the 7th century. It is still spoken in the Sahara and in mountainous parts of Algeria, ...

For the indigenous people of Northern Africa, Jan. 14 is a day to celebrate their culture and religion. It reminds Berbers living in the U.S. of the struggle to preserve their identity far from home.

Called "Berbers" by the rest of the world, these people call themselves Imazighen, which means "free men." They are, however, anything but free. Since the seventh century, ...

In Libya, the Berbers were a key part of the rebel force that overthrew Moammar Gadhafi. In Mali, the Tuareg, another Berber people, have armed themselves and are declaring a homeland in large ...

SOME are already describing the week-long riots in Algeria's Berber-speaking region as an intifada. More than 60 people in Kabylia are dead. They were not, however, killed by an occupying army ...

The Islamists vastly outdo the Berber movement in both numbers and political strength; Berber activists are found mainly in the mountains. But they are fighting back. “In the 1970s all we wanted ...

Berbers were Morocco's first inhabitants, and today they are still the majority, accounting for about 60 percent of Morocco's 30 million citizens.