Tiwizi in the Social Life of the Amazigh People

Tiwizi is voluntary work provided by a group of villagers to help a member of the village accomplish a task he or she cannot do alone. By means of Tiwizi, many peasants carry out some agricultural labors requiring important manpower such as olive picking and other...

Event Highlight Video: Amazigh New Year Celebration in Boston

The event that took place on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at the Center for Arts at the Armory in Somerville, Massachusetts. And it was hosted by the Amazigh American Network Organization (AANO). The annual celebration featured live music from Kabyle region in northern...

Amazigh New Year ‘Yennayer’ is Now an Official Holiday in Morocco

In the latest acknowledgement of the Indigenous Amazigh group that has fought for years to have their calendar recognized, Morocco’s king announced that the Amazigh New Year – Yannayer- has become an official holiday. In a statement released on Wednesday, the royal...

Why Mother Language-Based Education is Essential

Every year on 21 February, the world celebrates International Mother Language Day, which was established at the initiative of Bangladesh by UNESCO’s General Conference in 1999. The Day is an essential platform to promote the importance of cultural and linguistic...