Algeria: Why hatred and racism persist against the Amazigh identity

Algeria: Why hatred and racism persist against the Amazigh identity

The rise of racist and hateful rhetoric against the Amazigh cause, as well as the resurgence of insulting remarks and protests targeting the Amazigh identity, deeply rooted in the history of the Algerian people, are all sources of concern. A statement as curious as it is irresponsible: invited on the Emirati channel Sky News Arabia, the self-proclaimed academic Mohamed Belghit sparked a heated controversy by asserting that the Amazigh identity w…

The exclusion of KOUKOU Editions from the Amazigh Book Fair of At Wasif, by order of a Ministry of Culture transformed into an ideological police station, is not a mere incident, an incident that has become a constancy. It is an umpteenth act of a system that has made fear an instrument of governance, and censorship and... Continue reading In the face of the regime's censorship, silence becomes complicity

The Amazigh World Congress follows with deep concern "the rise of racist and hate speech against the Amazigh cause", as well as the resurgence of insulting remarks and questioning aimed at the Amazighity, rooted in the depths of history. In a statement released this Saturday, Rachid Raha, President of the Congress, notes that "we also continue to resuscitate the old renegades linking the Amazighity to Zionism and foreign intelligence services" b…