It says Niger is a corruption of ger, the
Berber word for river.
Bennison adeptly makes the case for the larger relevance of her work in the first chapter: most broadly, it brings into focus
Berber peoples as significant actors in Islamic history and the making of Islamic civilization.
The
Berbers' underground dwellings, like the Matmata house, were carved from sandstone to offer shelter from heat and a place to hide from enemies.
Side notes: Learn more about the
Berbers and their history in THIS well-explained article by Brittanica.
Gadhafi's government still uses hostility to the Amazigh as part of its propaganda, warning Arabs in nearby towns that
Berbers are coming out of the hills to attack them.
The intermingled Arab and
Berber peoples, known in Europe as the Moors, advanced into Iberia and established Al-Andalus or Andalusia, a Muslim territory that they ruled for more than 700 years.
"I was pleased with the local
Berbers, the food was superb and the homemade rakiya complemented it all nicely," Todor said.
"Many
Berbers contacted the Saudi embassy via phone and email to praise the initiative."
We Share Walls: Language, Land, and Gender in
Berber Morocco.
The conflict here was religious and political, but also ethnic; the early Fatimid revolt was also a Berber-based movement, but with links to different
Berber groups than those of the Ibadis, thus the struggle was in part
Berber against
Berber, as it was to be in many permutations down the Middle Ages.
I, and 15 other trekkers on this Exodus holiday, had promised some festive entertainment for our
Berber guide, Mustapha; our chef, Mouhcin; and six young muleteers.
It was this approach that preempted Algeria from becoming a truly pluralistic society and kept the
Berbers from realizing full representation.
(3.) Edmunds WJ, Pebody RG, Aggerback H, Baron S,
Berbers G, Conyn-van Spaendonck MA, et al.
1, 1916, at 58, de Foucauld was shot dead in a skirmish among the
Berbers of Hoggar.
