BERBER WOMEN OF NORTH AFRICA : Uniquely Beautiful.

#amazigh #berber #morocco #northafrica
Berbers, also known as Imazighen, are a pre-Arab ethnic group native to North Africa, notably Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, as well as Mauritania, northern Mali, and northern Niger to a lesser extent. There are also tiny Berber groups in Egypt's Siwa Oasis and Burkina Faso. Berber languages are an Afroasiatic language family branch that has historically been spoken by Berber, or Amazigh countries. Despite their pale appearance, they are not Arabs. They are as indigenous African as any other group in the continent. And their women are stunningly beautiful. In this video, we'll look at what makes these women unique.
1. They are stunning.
You will surely be taken aback by her natural beauty, which is accentuated by her unique traditional attire and jewellery. Amazigh women's traditional beauty is influenced by the country's native culture. The vivid headdresses, scarves, intricate jewellery, tattoos, and dresses differ widely from place to place, despite their foundation in Amazigh rituals and conceptions of beauty. Amazigh women's attractiveness is distinguished by their unusual face tattoos. They are usually placed near the eyes, mouth, and nose. They are symbolic and represent a woman's social or marital status. We can't deny that Amazigh has many beautiful ladies, whether it's because they make their own personal care products, have good genes, eat properly, or stay hydrated by sipping Maghreb mint tea.
2. They are Cultured.
Despite clear Arab influence in the Maghreb region, women have managed to preserve their culture and traditions. This is reflected in their art, clothing, haircuts, and ceremonies. Moroccan women's efforts to the preservation of Amazigh language and culture have only recently received full acknowledgement. The oral literature, which is mostly distributed in Moroccan Arabic or Amazigh, is predominantly female. Women are directly tied to learning and using Amazigh.
3. They are prominent.
Women have an important role in Berber culture. For example, the legend of Kahina, a female warrior from pre-Islamic times, is still very much alive in Berber culture and is utilized as a representation of the Berber language and culture by young people today. In the seventh century CE, Kahina is remembered for her bravery and prophetic leadership in defending her people from Arab invaders. A woman defied the male-dominated military monopoly to become a legend and Morocco's only uncrowned "she king" in history. During her lifetime, Arab generals led armies into North Africa in an attempt to conquer the continent and propagate Islam among its people. Kahina led a valiant resistance against the intruders. She took over as commander of the African army in 690, and the Arabs were momentarily forced to flee under her stern rule.
4. Artistic
Most notably, women are the artists in Berber culture. Berber women create art through carpet weaving, textile design, body art, and hand, foot, and face adornment. Female practices have been practiced for centuries. Visual expression was unquestionably superior to textual records in every manner. Berber women's artistic expressions are rich in meaning and shape, telling captivating stories. Women dominate the weaving industry, providing fabrics with symbolic life. In rural areas, wool is combed, spun, and colored for use in weaving carpets, shawls, and blankets on vertical upright looms. Weaving is regarded sacred because wool is claimed to contain a considerable deal of Baraka (blessing), some of which is thought to be transferred to the weavers. Berber women who work with wool are held in high regard, and it is stated that a lady who weaves 40 carpets in her lifetime will be guaranteed to enter heaven when she dies.
5. Highly esteemed
In contrast to many other cultures and communities around the world, Amazigh women have a high level of status in Moroccan traditional Amazigh society. Unlike these countries and cultures, Amazigh society has historically recognized women as one of its most important aspects. Women have held crucial roles of leadership throughout history, most notably in the military, as spiritual mothers, and, perhaps most importantly, as an Amazigh god. Tanit was revered by the Amazigh inhabitants of Carthage, Tunisia, around 400 BC. She was associated with the moon, love, fertility, prosperity, and fecundity.
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[@chiaratts7468]

Amazigh people are not just beautiful but also very nice and friendly♓️❤ Sadly, their culture and language still isn't known much by others. Just because many of them are Muslims and arabic-speaking, they often pass as arabs although they have different culture and genetics.

[@najt.1106]

🌹from Amazighs Rifain Marocco my génétique never change because i fight Romains, arabes, européens... this is reason my culture is live.

[@Fowzia69]

What genetics they have

[@najt.1106]

@@Fowzia69 Amazighs

[@jemangetrop7037]

@@Fowzia69 North African people came in Africa thousands of years ago. From Phoenicia, (actual Lebanon) but many of us are highly mixed depending on each country for exemple north Algerians might be Turkish, Spanish , Italian or Arabic descents . But the Arabic part is most likely just an identify because of language. If we talk about genetics Maghrebian people are almost not from Arab ancestries, they just changed their identity and their names from Berber names to Arabic because of the many advantages of being an Arab at that time (if you were Arab in the past you would be considered more powerful so would be more respected )

[@dddd5989]

That’s false not kind or friendly but a quarter are

[@Ezekiel7th]

i am Berber Algerian Amazigh tribe Kabyle and Jesus Christ is Lord and Saviour Shalom Shalom.

[@visiiibal]

You're Christian or Jewish?

[@AM-mw2wu]

From the Bantu tribes of Southern Africa, may you and the rest of the Amazigh be blessed. In Jesus mighty name. His is Lord and Saviour🙏 Southern Africa ❤ North Africa.

[@Ezekiel7th]

@@AM-mw2wu Amen Hallelujah

[@tonyapongracz7357]

Amen

[@elmahdiaguenrid762]

I am amazigh from Morocco I speak Tachlhit and I love this video

[@m.st..]

They are remarkably beautiful women, physically and spiritually. I met a few Amazigh people during my trip to Morocco. No offense to the Arabs, but I stayed in Morocco for two weeks and by the 3rd day I could tell who was an Arab and who was an Amazigh. The Amazigh sellers had a quality aura, a humble pride and sparkling eyes. They wouldn't try to cheat or fool, you, they wouldn't harass you. They would simply wait for you to go and buy something from them in a fair trade. Especially the blue veiled men, those were the most respectful!

[@mirama0606]

They are not arabic in North of Africa all are berbers 🤣

[@m.st..]

@@mirama0606 I am not an expert to this. However I am the kind of traveller who is not satisfied with hollow touristic events or whatever agents arrange. I travel as an individual and I try to understand the mentality of a nation, eat their food at the restaurants or street food kiosks where locals go, talk to people, record interviews (under their permission of course), listen to their music etc. I have spoken to Moroccans and at your surprise, there were many who, presented themselves as "Moroccan Arabs". These are their words, not mine.

[@mirama0606]

Scientificaly they are not arabic most of them dont know the History of there ancestor if you read Book of this countries they called us North African. All of North of African are open people and gentle, they will give all you want, i dont really understand why you do the difference between them. You have racist mind.

[@m.st..]

@@mirama0606 Haha 😂😂😂😂🤣 like you know me at all🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. But you know how it goes: Those who lack of evidence recur to characterizations. I just posted some nice words in a very polite way because I admired the Amazigh people when I met them. Apparently you haven't been taught the exact meaning of racism in school, other wise you wouldn't humiliate yourself like this. Differentiation does not mean inferiority of any. Neither does the preference for a nations mentality. That's clearly subjective. Educate yourself before using terms you don't know the meaning of. Are we all the same? No. Are we all EQUAL? Yes!!! Jeez, 1st grade lesson pal.

[@mirama0606]

We are all the same and its called human being, I never learned what is the racism at school, but more in the fruits of mouth. You can admire the berbere people but your message is puting down others community because they are for you arabic. You should to stay in you country and visit it maybe you will find how to compare the people from where they live or which quarter they come. It's say in the proverb: travel open the eyes of heart but its doesn't work for you.

[@HimeBerrii]

As an Black American, I'd love to learn more about them. I have a friend who is Amazigh and she is so stunning. I'd love to learn more about the diversity of Northern Africa.

[@John-do9to]

The original race of Africa is the nomadic berbers amazigh before the invasion of Muslims and forced conversions. Berber people had their own religion and women were powerful and owned lands. These have all been removed over centuries of Arab conquest and spread of Islam into the continent. Most tribals barely exist and their language is dissappearing

[@incogb6696]

@@John-do9to , you have no idea what you're talking about, as usual.

[@iayyam]

Talk to your friend

[@iayyam]

​@@incogb6696he is absolutely correct

[@incogb6696]

@@iayyam huh?

[@ayatahery1427]

Features/skin color also varies depending on which amazigh ethnic group the person is from and which city/tribe she is from

[@triplea6261]

Yes true The ones i know are pale skin

[@frans8160]

@@triplea6261 In souss ive seen blacks but also pale blondes or redheads and even some who looked asian

[@mikecarlton9000]

Pale skin, blonde hair , red hair hair not indigenous to africa. They may have been around in ancient times, but their ancestors migrated a long time ago from Eurasia. Why do you think some look like a white man, some look like an Asian and lots, except the taureg etc look like mulattos? How can that pale skin originate in the north, but not in the lands next to and directly east of the country? All that separates them is an imaginary line, and north Africa is extremely hot place. Like I said, most Berbers are taureg etc and a mixture of black north Africans and migrations from early pale skin Europeans. It doesn't take a genius to see it.

[@binroussi]

@@mikecarlton9000 we dont look like white men. you see us as white men because you have a western perspective of race and ethnicity "all africans must look a certain way, all europeans must look a certain way, and any groups who seem like outliers to me do not belong to that group" is completely baseless. Temperature is not nearly the only thing that influences skin color and other features. Inuits are literally dark skinned despite living in one of the coldest environments on earth. There are people in indonesia that look indistinguishable from some Africans (in the eyes of outsiders) but are no less native to indonesia than their counterparts in other areas of the country. The factors present in northern-north africa have and are only able to produce fair-skinned people. If your logic is correct at all why do you not hold the same thought process to the Spanish or the Italians? They are MUCH closer to us than even the Tuaregs have a MUCH more similar climate to us in northern-North Africa, but we have to look like the Tuaregs who come from a completely different environment?

[@countesselizabeth]

@@mikecarlton9000 while i agree that blond/red hair and light eyes aren't indigenous to Africa, pale skin can be indigenous to many parts of the world including North Africa, because it's a crucial evolutionary advantage since it snows in many parts of North Africa! And I'm the proof of that, I'm purely Berber, i have pale skin, big lips and really coily jet black hair.

[@africandaisy310]

As an Algerian woman, I believe there is beauty in every race. Also Berbers aren't a lot different in features from the rest of Mediterranean women, and that's because we have similar climate. They also come in different shades; you can find Berbers with white skin, brown skin and even dark skin complexion. Africa is more diverse than what people think.

[@harveyandrews4252]

Yes women from north Africa are beautiful

[@lifeline.6144]

and not to mention Arabs colonizing North Africa in the 7th century

[@sher7174]

It's not just the climate. It is also the genetics. Berbers might not be Arabs but they are close relatives of Arabs. The Tuareg in the Southern regions are mixed with Sub Saharan dna. but the core of Berbers is Southern Mediterranean and comes from the Levant and Egypt some 14000 years ago

[@habibikebabtheiii2037]

That is a recent thing because of the islamic slave trade

[@aishabaidydiop]

Yes Africa is very diverse. But north africans I mean tunisians moroccans egytians algerians arabes and berbers do no tell them africans. They say that they are not africans and talk about the subsahariens as africans. That mean in africa Black People are the africans and arabes or berbers are not. They lives in africa but dont want to be called africans.

[@nounie123]

Thank you so much for sharing our Amazighi culture with the rest of the world❤️

[@csx3180]

Even when she's showing mostly black people and random old women from the countryside that aren't doing anything relating to amazigh culture?

[@ahmednur9383]

You’re our cousins the cousins of Somali people

[@Afrikkid]

@@csx3180 some amazigh are black.

[@Afrikkid]

@@csx3180 but yeah not all of them

[@desfighter]

North Africa is Arab Cope

[@adammir8205]

we amazigh are proud African, the fact the the most of the North African population is Arabized makes me so sad.., may God protect Africa from northern to southern

[@mariasardar19]

which God?

[@AT-gu8by]

Most of the North African population are descendant of Greek, Persian, Roman and Turkish invaders they’re not indigenous or native Africans.

[@adamnesico]

@@AT-gu8by Liar There have never been an important presenc of greeks in north africa, that was punic zone. Persians werent many in Egypt, thy refused to integrate. Romans were distant colonizers, they didnt instlled colonists. Neither turk installed colonists. How curious you dont mention the andalusis, today there are millions of andalusis in Magreb. Or the phoenycians, who colonized their coasts, most berbers have punic ascendancy. Berbers have been mixed from their very own origins, their homeland is Palestine.

[@AT-gu8by]

@@adamnesico You lack comprehension skills.

[@adamnesico]

@@AT-gu8by why?

[@mixc8]

I am so proud of being married to a imazighen woman for the past 30 yrs :)

[@khalidaityounous232]

proud of being Moroccan amazigh 🇲🇦♓️💪🏻

[@alandalusi8862]

We Imazighen (plural) aren't black, stop with your appropriation of our identity ! We haven't been replaced by the Arabs, they found us, just like the Romans before them, the Phenicians, and the Greeks... and our DNA doesn't match with those people, so stop implying that we are not who we are, and that we used to be black it's false. When you see a few of you evolving in our countries of Maghreb and in the Sahara, it's for the same reason that makes you in America from north to south : slavery. Black people aren't indigenous from our lands, they were brought there from Senegambia, Mali, Ghana, and Sudan, and we still call them Haratin, which means the Freed, from what ? Slavery. A natural border has separated our two races, the Sahara, impossible to cross without a horse nor a camel, and your Subsahan/Congoid ancestors have never domisticated those animals... Sahara did its job just like the Himalayan chain did between the Mongoloid Chinese and the Caucasoid Indians, but we will never see an Indian claiming that China was a part of India, saying the Hans and Chinese used to be Indians, and insulting the Chinese of foreign invaders of their lands, know why ? Because they're proud of who they are, by their history, their ancestors, their achievements accross the ages, their lands, and their culture, unlike you... you want to be relevant so bad, and you found nothing better than to insult entire ethnic groups outside of your race, with lies, to appropriate everything that makes them who they are, and every bit of greatness they have... because you hate to recognize any form of greatness in others, but none in yourselves. You always complain about racism, but you're the most racist people in the World... no other people does that. We Moors, Numidians, Carthaginians, IFRIqiyen and Lybians, aren't black... our slaves were black... keep testing us.

[@arab9570]

We are Arabs not shitzighs 🇲🇦❤️

[@bisharGellowMahad]

These people are warrior race..they are the only african who successfully colonised European countries like spain, Portugal and gablatar and implanted their culture and identity there. Its also historically documented that the moors have ensalved more than 2.5 millions Slavic and Nordic women,a matter that had influenced their modern appearance.they all carry European mitochondria DNA to this day.respect from Kenya east africa

[@incogb6696]

Beautiful first part. Last part is not true at all. Lol.

[@anteversus8471]

The European maternal genetics of North Africans is not of historical origin but of Neolithic origin. But in fact because of 500 years of Roman presence and three centuries of Ottoman presence in Algeria exclusively Algerians have a good part of their genome of Italian or Ottoman origin, that is to say Turkish and Balkan, it is not the case of their Moroccan neighbors who have a strong maternal West African genetic origin because of the intensive slavery they practiced for several centuries

[@bachiryahi315]

Correct. I'm a berber we have africain DNA em81 but lot of us are white but not Europeans. I can resist to a harsh heat easily because thousands of years of adaptation while an European will burn .

[@qolspony]

All women are beautiful in all areas of the planet. Beauty is the eye of the beholder.

[@blackpearl8574]

I absolutely agree with you. There are so many places on our planet with beautiful women, I don't see why these should be singled out. I was in Morocco more than once. Nice country, nice people, but beauty exists everywhere on our globe, not just here.

[@lifeline.6144]

@@blackpearl8574 damn y’all sound really insecure. it’s like no one can praise their people anymore

[@nananazimam2060]

Exerctly... There's nothing like good looking Africans some phrase that I have read from the comments... Beauty is in the hands of the beholder.... E.. W.. S.. N.. All these ladies are beautiful nomatter which direction they are from

[@plurabelle5]

All men are handsome and decorative, so nice to look at! Remember if you are a man you are so pretty and cute and beautiful!

[@mysteriouslady9772]

U must b white bcuz white women always say that whenever they're not included. 😁

[@blakjak38]

Note to narrator: Not all Amazighs (Berbers) are light (olive) skinned. They come in different tones. It’s a diverse community similar to the Latinos in the Americas.

[@incogb6696]

No, this is a bad comparrison. Do not compare us to South Americans.

[@Afrikkid]

@@incogb6696 We did influence the South Americans though. But yes I agree we should not be compared to them.

[@incogb6696]

@@Afrikkid We infl. many.

[@user-wl5ve5zv5j]

That is because white arab north africans are not natives they are foreign settlers from arab babylon, france and italy

[@so9487]

The author presented the Berbers as light-skinned due to a lack of historical understanding. However, light-skinned Berbers are descendants of Europeans brought to North Africa as slaves and concubines during the Barbary slave trade between the 16th and 18th centuries. They are NOT indigenous. The indigenous Berbers have dark skin, and some may have mixed with light-skinned people over time.

[@yvroser902]

Amazigh peoples are beautiful humble polite joyful respectful. Thanks for sharing this beautiful people

[@wardawardas3148]

Bonjour, je suis de maroc amazigh. Merci pour les beaux mots. Je vous dis si vous êtes venu au Maroc, alors bienvenue à vous, nous serons heureux de vous rencontrer

[@Spludgeroo]

I've met a few in Morocco. They are very easy to get on with if you can speak a bit of French. Great to see the cultures still exist.

[@TheMassinissa52]

Come to Algeria we are much here, you will see a lots of intresring things, you never saw it before

[@Spludgeroo]

@@GeeGee2995 Interesting. Thanks.

[@Theeoutcaste]

@@TheMassinissa52 my mom visited Algeria and she said you're guys were so friendly and treated her and her group like royal blood.

[@marcellogenesi6390]

Not beautiful enough to stop their bastard barbaric men in the past, to raid European coast to abduct women to sell as sex slave, or to use to satisfy their animalistic sex urges.

[@marcellogenesi6390]

@@GeeGee2995 NO! They were unic in their goal WHITE WOMEN! Not just women.

[@Fatimacita17]

Funfact: the word for woman in tamazight is tamgarth/tamghath (depending on what tribe/region) which directly translates to president. Thank you for this video, ive never felt this appreciated on the internet.

[@iayyam]

Of course it does😂❤❤. Love it

[@anteversus8471]

In the Kabyle language tamghart means "old woman", the woman is thamtouth

[@alandalusi8862]

We Imazighen (plural) aren't black, stop with your appropriation of our identity ! We haven't been replaced by the Arabs, they found us, just like the Romans before them, the Phenicians, and the Greeks... and our DNA doesn't match with those people, so stop implying that we are not who we are, and that we used to be black it's false. When you see a few of you evolving in our countries of Maghreb and in the Sahara, it's for the same reason that makes you in America from north to south : slavery. Black people aren't indigenous from our lands, they were brought there from Senegambia, Mali, Ghana, and Sudan, and we still call them Haratin, which means the Freed, from what ? Slavery. A natural border has separated our two races, the Sahara, impossible to cross without a horse nor a camel, and your Subsahan/Congoid ancestors have never domisticated those animals... Sahara did its job just like the Himalayan chain did between the Mongoloid Chinese and the Caucasoid Indians, but we will never see an Indian claiming that China was a part of India, saying the Hans and Chinese used to be Indians, and insulting the Chinese of foreign invaders of their lands, know why ? Because they're proud of who they are, by their history, their ancestors, their achievements accross the ages, their lands, and their culture, unlike you... you want to be relevant so bad, and you found nothing better than to insult entire ethnic groups outside of your race, with lies, to appropriate everything that makes them who they are, and every bit of greatness they have... because you hate to recognize any form of greatness in others, but none in yourselves. You always complain about racism, but you're the most racist people in the World... no other people does that. We Moors, Numidians, Carthaginians, IFRIqiyen and Lybians, aren't black... our slaves were black... keep testing us.

[@themoroccanball]

As a Moroccan Amazigh (Chleuh) I confirm. Chleuh say tamghart

[@havad3938]

When women are honored; they thrive and so does the community. They seem to be always singing and dancing.

[@Revitalization4241]

Patriachal communities strive the most. Majoirity of Berbers were always hardcore Patriachal people including the ancient Numidians and Libyans

[@samofrabat]

It is not women who are honored....it is mothers. Understand the culture before you speak. Im an amazigh, amazighen are purely patriarchal as most of nature connected group of ppl

[@havad3938]

@@samofrabat I didn't discount it was patriarchal...Still, mothers are women.

[@samofrabat]

@@havad3938 u r missing the point kid. Not every woman is worthy of being a mother, and not every child bearing woman is worth of being called a true mother. The reason mothers are appreciated in amazigh culture stems from religious reasons. A woman is morally obligated to become pious to be respected

[@mom2192]

​@@samofrabatyou're tainting the video with your comments..

[@LionessofYah1]

Awesome video! I love the singing it is beautiful and garments the women are wearing. I have ancestry from Berbers in Morocco, also some ancestry from Algeria, Libya, Tunisia; West Africa: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Mali just to name a few. My ancestors were everywhere lol 🤣

[@yawninggap2328]

Love your films. Thank you for such wonderful content.

[@cgil1974]

Thank you. This was amazing!

[@jeffreychandler8666]

The women here are, stunningly beautiful, and also, a part of the tribes in African nations. Many years ago, National Geograhical magazine, had a special map depicting tribes and races of Africa.

[@alandalusi8862]

We Imazighen (plural) aren't black, stop with your appropriation of our identity ! We haven't been replaced by the Arabs, they found us, just like the Romans before them, the Phenicians, and the Greeks... and our DNA doesn't match with those people, so stop implying that we are not who we are, and that we used to be black it's false. When you see a few of you evolving in our countries of Maghreb and in the Sahara, it's for the same reason that makes you in America from north to south : slavery. Black people aren't indigenous from our lands, they were brought there from Senegambia, Mali, Ghana, and Sudan, and we still call them Haratin, which means the Freed, from what ? Slavery. A natural border has separated our two races, the Sahara, impossible to cross without a horse nor a camel, and your Subsahan/Congoid ancestors have never domisticated those animals... Sahara did its job just like the Himalayan chain did between the Mongoloid Chinese and the Caucasoid Indians, but we will never see an Indian claiming that China was a part of India, saying the Hans and Chinese used to be Indians, and insulting the Chinese of foreign invaders of their lands, know why ? Because they're proud of who they are, by their history, their ancestors, their achievements accross the ages, their lands, and their culture, unlike you... you want to be relevant so bad, and you found nothing better than to insult entire ethnic groups outside of your race, with lies, to appropriate everything that makes them who they are, and every bit of greatness they have... because you hate to recognize any form of greatness in others, but none in yourselves. You always complain about racism, but you're the most racist people in the World... no other people does that. We Moors, Numidians, Carthaginians, IFRIqiyen and Lybians, aren't black... our slaves were black... keep testing us.

[@nuttybar9]

Not all are stunningly beautiful ,There was one that scared the living daylights out of me.

[@soft-spun]

Indigenous North Africans are different as they are of Eurasia from ancient migrations back into Africa.

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

These women are not only beautiful, but they also hold strong cultural ties to their respective tribes. Each tribe in Africa has its own unique customs, traditions, and beliefs that are passed down from generation to generation. From the Maasai of Kenya to the Himba of Namibia, each tribe has its own distinct clothing, jewelry, and body adornments that reflect their cultural identity. The women of these tribes are often seen as the keepers of their traditions, passing down their knowledge and skills to future generations. They play a vital role in their communities, from maintaining social order to preserving the cultural heritage of their people. Despite the challenges they face, these women continue to uphold their traditions and celebrate their heritage with pride. Their beauty is a reflection of the rich and diverse cultures that make up the African continent, and serves as a reminder of the resilience and strength of the women who call it home.

[@HananeAllali]

Thank you so much for this video! We need more informative videos like this in our lives, short and concise! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@josephart2821]

Thanks for the great content!

[@rennychristophertumwesigye8030]

Your channel is what I’m raising my kids on! Thank you for this detailed archive and taking the painstaking time to research all this info and present it as beautifully as you do! Love from 🇺🇬

[@skillzsett7958]

This channel is frought with lies 😜

[@ariaxrose1]

Berbers were 80% arab

[@belleelh6534]

@@ariaxrose1 no

[@Afrikkid]

@@ariaxrose1 no they weren’t. They were arabicized but they aren’t Arab and never will be. They’re like cousins… similar but not exactly identical

[@ariaxrose1]

@@Afrikkid sorry I was meaning the moors not the berbers

[@proudcitizen4883]

They are very beautiful People/I love their culture and Music ❤

[@sifawvanrif3101]

Merci 😘 . You welcome to amazighland north africa

[@josephart2821]

Azul (Hi)

[@Revitalization4241]

@@sifawvanrif3101 More like Arab land. As long the Berbers dont have their own states their is no amazighland

[@edengvaram3441]

@@Revitalization4241 our land is from the ocean to Libya, wut r u talking about u 3riboush

[@edengvaram3441]

@@Revitalization4241 Arab land is the Gulf countries PERIOD , stop this thieving

[@abudujana13]

Thanks for the video and knowledge

[@ExaltedKFC]

Thank you for shedding a light on my people and my culture !

[@tonimarie9985]

Beautiful and Amazing! Love it!

[@burlhorse61]

became aware of berbers when i visited Morocco-great cultural experience

[@mcbbbb_]

Loved this! Thank you for making this video 🤞🏽

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

Glad you liked it!!

[@Revitalization4241]

@@AfroArtistaFilms yeah you showed a bunch of Haratin and Arab sahrawi women plus alot of wrong info in the video P.S i am Berber myself

[@AM-mw2wu]

I'm from Southern Africa and from the Bantu tribes. We send our love to the Amazigh of North Africa. And elsewhere in the world. We are Africans ❤

[@nothing-ui7bg]

they are also the kindest people on earth❤

[@aboodhamoodah8145]

no

[@nothing-ui7bg]

@@aboodhamoodah8145 i've seen them with my eyes .. no need for your opinion!

[@aboodhamoodah8145]

@@nothing-ui7bg ive seen too.. they are good people and kind but not like my people.. my people are better

[@RE-gf7lr]

@@aboodhamoodah8145 what are your people?

[@bruceamitchell]

@Idrissy 😆

[@markgentry3241]

Love this! I am so glad I visited Morocco!

[@wardawardas3148]

Bonjour, je suis de maroc amazigh. Merci pour les beaux mots. Je vous dis si vous êtes venu au Maroc, alors bienvenue à vous, nous serons heureux de vous rencontrer

[@amazigha5045]

Thank you for sharing, I am America with amazigh and ethiopian / yemeni roots.

[@fancyicy7985]

As a Amazing , I learned a lot in this video, thank u very much 💕

[@xenax2695]

1st 🤲😍🥰🥰🥰, They are just so beautiful indeed...

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

They are!

[@Keliam888]

From an Amazigh Moroccan, Hey 👋🏼

[@dietlindvonhohenwald448]

Very interesting and educational.

[@patbreitkopf2351]

Very Inspirational and Inspiring. One Love & asante from the most high

[@willshaughnessy8515]

As Mr Spock would say " FASCINATING " As a musician ,I'm always intrigued by which members of a group play.. In much of my travels around the world ,woman have had primary percussive roles in sacred and secular music In ancient times headhunter groups in Borneo .also employed woman to play longhouse drums ,esp just bf the men go out on a headhunting ritual I discussed the importance of this musicality with tribal elders ,who had some memory and record of these rituals ..that was over 30 yrs ago on my last voyage to Borneo ..I've lived in West Africa for several years as well ..most notably Benin or Ancient Dahomey .. I have footage of us preparing for a voodoo Ritual dressed in female attire..drumming was led by the men, whereas the woman led the dance...

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

Awesome thanks!

[@mauriamazigh2964]

Thank you for this video, but it should be mentioned that you have shown many scenes of Amazigh from the south, which are on the borders with sub-Saharan countries, and that is why we see several black women and men, which is normal because the Amazigh from the south they have always been in contact with sub-Saharan populations. But it is important to say that the origin of the Amazigh people is on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa and that the Amazigh are originally light-skinned and have Mediterranean features since prehistory. What I mean is that the Amazigh are not black Africans, nor are they Arabs from the Middle East, nor are they white Europeans. The Amazigh are their own race, with the genetic haplogroup E-M81 and they have their own language, geography, identity, culture and ethnicity....

[@salwaaj1356]

I'm tunisian. We, berbers, are the indeginous ppl of north africa. We were repeatedly conquered by various groups (besides, the usual peaceful interminglings due to trade routes etc) but unlike many others indigens, we we not exterminated or isolated but rather assimilated.. Today we have an identity crisis, because of political and religious conflicting point of views, and also simply bc of confusion of data (history, genetics, dialects..). At this point, most of us use the berber identity to reinforce our political views.. Many sadly treat the islamic identity and the arab identity as a package deal and so are often defensive about admitting our berber heritage as our prime identity. Many think that pro_berber necessarily means anti_arab. But that's not black and white. We were thouroughly arabicized anyway to the point that most of us don't even speak amazigh. I barely recognize its alphabet. Now, for most of us, it s impossible to disentangle our berber heritage from the rest, it s all mixed up with all the other influences. I guess, all it coubts that it survived still, even if its in the background. Fun fact (not) : i m often mocked on the net for advocating african issues to white ppl because, i quote :"i say i'm africain and i have a white woman on my profile picture. " There are white native africains, and all the shades of browns. I hope this video would enlighten some ppl. And as someone said '' white ppl came from african ppl, and so they are to turn wgite at some point''. Well, they did in north africa.

[@eternalwinters5741]

no we don't

[@fredfeuerwehr3404]

Arabs called her kahina. Her real name is Dihya. The amazigh are very divers, in skin tones, language and culture. Thats why the flag has 3 colors, blue represents the tribes from the cost, green for the ppl in the mountains and yellow for amazigh from the desert region. They all are beautiful, They love to love and to be loved. I really adore them❤

[@sn1502]

I noticed all the women in this video are from Morocco ❤❤❤

[@129diggsdrive]

This is fascinating! Lovely ladies! Also, I'm wondering who narrated this film? She sounds like the American actress, Mayim Bialik, from the tv shows "Blossom" and "The Big Bang Theory." Does anyone know if she narrated this?

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

Good documentary. Berber women are beautiful on the spiritual level too.

[@didi33333]

Thank you.

[@farahblz5213]

As an amazigh this video is great but there is a lot more of informations missing 💜thank you though

[@Amedia91]

I know many similarities between Kurds and Amazigh

[@maths8458]

@@Amedia91 No lol.

[@galemartin9155]

Thank you. I know so little about my ancestors.😊 Thank you.

[@StevenSmith-mv4ge]

Stunning

[@coilycrown5130]

They are not all pale just saying to my observation they are admixture of all the shade of human complexion in Africa …

[@countesselizabeth]

Various skin tones were showcased throughout the video

[@eternalwinters5741]

no

[@BumblebeeTuna8]

Yes some of them will have the complexion of Sylvester Stallone but the Blacks originate from the Sahel and Subsaharan Regions.

[@zemmacks2358]

The Amazigh (pronounced Amazir) are several groups around North Africa and the Sahara. But they are of the same culture or almost. The Kahina, Massinissa, Jugutha are Massyle today Chawi located in the Aurès, eastern region of Algeria. I don't think saw any picture of them in those video

[@kiseki9925]

She almost talked only about those of Tunisia and Morocco, and the Sahara there except when she talked about Kahina, it looks like I've never been a Barbarian before, she didn't even talked about they are groups: Kabilie, Shawia, Twarek, Beni Mizab... according to places, I feel strange

[@incogb6696]

Thank you

[@maria.1313]

Beautiful, thank you!

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

Thank you too!

[@tixirzirzixrxritxotx]

Can u make a video abt Djibouti and their beautiful womens pls

[@bisharGellowMahad]

Djibouti is a small village seated on active volcanoes.greeting from northern Kenya

[@n.m6249]

Amazing Amazigh women

[@antoniodefreitas2957]

Brilliant ladies

[@Salim-wr2wk]

Masha Allah such a rich culture and heritage.

[@alandalusi8862]

We Imazighen (plural) aren't black, stop with your appropriation of our identity ! We haven't been replaced by the Arabs, they found us, just like the Romans before them, the Phenicians, and the Greeks... and our DNA doesn't match with those people, so stop implying that we are not who we are, and that we used to be black it's false. When you see a few of you evolving in our countries of Maghreb and in the Sahara, it's for the same reason that makes you in America from north to south : slavery. Black people aren't indigenous from our lands, they were brought there from Senegambia, Mali, Ghana, and Sudan, and we still call them Haratin, which means the Freed, from what ? Slavery. A natural border has separated our two races, the Sahara, impossible to cross without a horse nor a camel, and your Subsahan/Congoid ancestors have never domisticated those animals... Sahara did its job just like the Himalayan chain did between the Mongoloid Chinese and the Caucasoid Indians, but we will never see an Indian claiming that China was a part of India, saying the Hans and Chinese used to be Indians, and insulting the Chinese of foreign invaders of their lands, know why ? Because they're proud of who they are, by their history, their ancestors, their achievements accross the ages, their lands, and their culture, unlike you... you want to be relevant so bad, and you found nothing better than to insult entire ethnic groups outside of your race, with lies, to appropriate everything that makes them who they are, and every bit of greatness they have... because you hate to recognize any form of greatness in others, but none in yourselves. You always complain about racism, but you're the most racist people in the World... no other people does that. We Moors, Numidians, Carthaginians, IFRIqiyen and Lybians, aren't black... our slaves were black... keep testing us.

[@sharonbrazier3001]

We lady's in the west should look to these sisters they are lovey but also clever and strong thank you for this video,bless you ❤

[@BumblebeeTuna8]

These Sisters ain't real Berbers, they're Abid Halfcastes from the Sahel and Subsaharan Regions.

[@Thegirlmaisie]

Beautiful

[@darianclery4455]

Thank you

[@TheMassinissa52]

Kahina, but the original name is Dihya is native Algerian, our beautiful queen ! She fought Arabic military invader.

[@Skikdii]

@@GeeGee2995 No they are not and they we're not ethnic identity is mainly based on culture and language so what are you saying makes no sens because the phenomenon of assimilation is not endemic to the maghreb but to the whole world if we follow your logic that north africans are not arabs then berbers are not berbers since 60% of their genetic ancestry (yes the ooga booga genetics that berbers keep using as arguments) came from neolithic anatolian farmers that first migrated to the Nile to end up settling on Maghreb 5600 years ago so by following this logic berbers are not berbers and should just start going back to their old roots 😂😂

[@lmao5070]

And she lost

[@masehoart7569]

Narrator: „ Despite their pale skin … Video* shows Amazigh women of different regions in their diverse range of skin tones & traditional fashion Note: Storytelling should match the visual content lol

[@KingMadeMusicClayBlack]

Always an undercurrent of ignorance in the words lol, attempting to minimize the presence and contribution. “Despite their pale skin” , “from Senegal and Mali (to a lesser extent)” , lol 😂. Still up to their old tricks, and I’m not too sure that they even realize that the jig is up, the internet has exposed so much information that to continue to try and hide things is an effort in futility lol. Get over yourselves already, sheesh, it’s annoying.

[@lmao5070]

They are olive skinned. In Arabic we use a word for our skin color it's called hanti it means the color of the sand. I see it as a realy close color to our skin color.

[@Revitalization4241]

They showed a bunch of Sahrawi women and Haratin women i only saw some Amazigh women

[@edengvaram3441]

@@lmao5070 dude u never been in Atlas mountains or Riff to see blond and redhead ppl lmfao 💀

[@lmao5070]

@@edengvaram3441 my cousins are blond. But it's not really common.

[@MariaNI-yf1bz]

We are beautiful mediterranean women❤️❤️✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@gregwarner3753]

I know so little about such a huge place. Time to get out of my Eurocentric comfort zone and start studying. This is a start. Thank you.

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

You got this!

[@BumblebeeTuna8]

Go to your Safe Space with your Political Correctness you Cuck.

[@anteversus8471]

Please note that this video is only about the Berbers of Morocco, the Berbers are widespread in the four countries of North Africa that are Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Libya, and their faces, their clothing, their jewelry, their habitat are not similar from one country to another

[@applebong9843]

Berbers are also found in Mauritania, Egypt, Senegal, Mali , Niger, Chad, Sudan and northern parts of Burkina Faso

[@anteversus8471]

@@applebong9843 Not in Senegal, Chad and Sudan

[@applebong9843]

@@anteversus8471 There are.. In Chad you’ve got them up north in Tibesti, Borkou and Ennedi. In Senegal you have Amazigh tribes called Zenaga/Senhaja and the Imraguen, also found in the south - Maghreb, Western Sahara etc In Sudan you have them up north in regions Darfur & Kordofan

[@anteversus8471]

@@applebong9843 No

[@gmailyou367]

Yes but as the largest community amazigh is in Morocco, 70% so in general there more information in Morocco about it. Tunisia has less Amazighs and Libya even more less

[@tsegaberhane8690]

Beautiful people ❤ though I m Eritrean Ethiopia back ground woman 2 years ago I discovered I have berber anccistry I was delighted

[@versatrade1]

I love Amazigh people. May! Allah always bless my berber brothers and sisters. Amin.

[@julybeeb4614]

Iam white amzigh from rif al hoceima. I have seen lot of black amazigh from south morocco. There dialect is different i can understand little words tbey say.

[@BumblebeeTuna8]

Because those Blacks originate from the Sahel and Subsaharan Regions, not the Sahara.

[@saidchaida5431]

The Queen Kahina was actually from the Aures mountains in Algeria, she belonged to the Jerawa/Jrawa tribe.

[@leesteal4458]

@@qalbihodon721 was or were?

[@globetrotter5751]

And she went to Libya to fight the umyyads invasion? A bit strange. Isn't?

[@lmao5070]

Myths The muslim scholar have never mentioned a woman called by that name. If she really existed she failed as we can see, bc all of the womens in the vedio are wearing hijabs

[@globetrotter5751]

@@lmao5070 which scholars? You mean like Boukharouba, kaddafi, Saddam, mubarek, Ben Laden, the learned Saudis and the like?

[@lmao5070]

@@globetrotter5751 the ones that brought islam to the land. I don't know what they are called dude

[@alandaloskhalifa6354]

indeed, but in your video you showed only the berbers of morocco not from Algeria, Tunisia and Lybia ...

[@yodesuyo]

Thanks

[@billeltot]

A Berber chaoui from Algeria walked threw here , the descendent of Axel and dihya ( they were from the chaouiya tribe ) .. ✌

[@amazighgangsta2780]

Im amazigh from Algeria kabylie! Africa united amazing amazigh!!!

[@globetrotter5751]

United just like gangstas are. Lol.

[@ninaaden8338]

@@globetrotter5751 Imagine losing your shit over Africans showing solidarity with each other. Stay mad, uncultured swine.

[@BumblebeeTuna8]

​@@globetrotter5751so united the indigenous White/Saharan Africans enslaved the Sahelian and Subsaharan Black People 😂.

[@mamilou2126]

Magnifique documentaire sur les coutumes Berbères.....

[@anteversus8471]

Marocaines, les Berbères algériens ne leur ressemblent en rien

[@BTSARMY-dj7in]

Hello I really love your videos ❣️. Pls can you make a video about the Fulani people. The fula tribe. I'm fulani and I'll really appreciate it if you do.❣️🥰

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

I definitely will.

[@BTSARMY-dj7in]

@@AfroArtistaFilms thank you😘

[@sayedsami3423]

They are strong and friendly people ...

[@globetrotter5751]

Friendly to outsiders especially Europeans because of their inferiority complex. And strong? Tell me a period in their history when they were free from an occupation. It is sad, but true, to say that they have never been able to defend their homeland.

[@worldchamp216]

Berbers are friendly people with everybody not exceptionally with strangers, and they are strong, the fight and courage are in there blood. They resist to occupation of france spain portugal the romans the byzantins the arabs and the ottoman empire you just speak for nothing because you dont now anything !

[@globetrotter5751]

@@worldchamp216 just the opposite old chap. The Bezentines stayed centries and they were kicked out by the Romans who stayed centuries. The Romans were kicked out by your umyyad masters who ruined the place with arabisme and its peaceful religion. The Spaniards stayed around 300 years and where kicked out by the ottomans who stayed another 3 centuries then sold you to France. During all these events, the berbers were up high in the Atlas mountains unaware of anything, just like now.

[@Revitalization4241]

@@globetrotter5751 today Berbers are indeed far from strong. P.S i am Berber myself

[@globetrotter5751]

@@Revitalization4241 they have always been so., weak and opressed.

[@revinhatol]

NEVER underestimate the charming beauty and powerful hearts of Tamazight women!

[@eternalwinters5741]

we don't need the estimation period

[@fedlujuhar3242]

They are beautiful

[@karenricks5630]

Happy New year's

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

Happy new year

[@mariaminchina]

Not kahina, but DIHIYA was her name: our queen❤

[@Swindoon]

True! Kahina is the arabic name.

[@rxyxnlou5566]

And she was from Algeria not from Morocco

[@countesselizabeth]

@@rxyxnlou5566 Algeria literally didn't exist back then....

[@yasmineoubareche163]

@@countesselizabeth she was chelha, in algeria region. Even morroco didnt exist it was mauritania if i remeber

[@Jiyunohhha]

​@@yasmineoubareche163 Mauritania is just Morocco's old name

[@ayatahery1427]

And it is true my relatives and grandma/aunts had impeccable faces because of the food and beauty secrets

[@lmao5070]

Good Genes are essential for beauty

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

Berber women of North Africa are known for their unique beauty and cultural heritage. From their traditional clothing and jewelry to their strong sense of community and resilience, Berber women stand out as a symbol of strength and beauty. One of the most prominent features of Berber women is their traditional tattoos, which are often intricate and symbolize various aspects of their lives, such as their status within the community or their marital status. These tattoos are passed down from generation to generation and are seen as a form of cultural identity. Berber women are also known for their bold and colorful clothing, which often features intricate embroidery and vibrant patterns. Their traditional dress, known as a kaftan, is a long, flowing garment that is typically worn with a headscarf and jewelry made of silver, coral, and amber. In addition to their unique style, Berber women are also known for their strong sense of community and resilience. They play a central role in their families and communities, often taking on leadership roles and working together to support one another. Overall, Berber women of North Africa are a symbol of strength, beauty, and cultural heritage. They have a unique sense of style and pride in their identity, making them truly special and captivating.

[@cheetavontiebolt9971]

Love their jewelry music and weaving they should make a kahina barbie

[@ranojutro426]

It is same like white Slavic women

[@proudcitizen4883]

My Afrika 💗💗💗💗💗😘

[@trishabidesi8604]

But aren't you are Proud American?.

[@klappapa]

@@trishabidesi8604 why there is a north Atlantic military treaty and you are talking to someone who is just happy to see from where he was stolen

[@trishabidesi8604]

@@klappapa He literally could be anyone trolling.

[@klappapa]

@@trishabidesi8604 I understood you now, it's ok we are citizens of the world

[@calinempl]

Breautyful women ❤

[@hannasolo2294]

I Like the Music aswell , can you Name the musicans ?

[@laminsene4427]

My German mum is just like a Berberwoman and interestingly they remind me on my Serer Grandma in Senegal. 🇸🇳

[@oujbouaicha8662]

I think some amazigh tribes in Senegal as well ???

[@inigo9000]

@@oujbouaicha8662 Yes probably some Toareg

[@roccoy5982]

@@oujbouaicha8662 I believe parts of Senegal were part of Morocco during the almorvaids

[@tahiadz1892]

✌🏼

[@Asil-ol6fq]

​@@oujbouaicha8662The borberrence is not the Moroccan, the Algerians, Tunisians, the Philippines, the Urbanists and the Canary Islands, which is a Moroccan Islands that Spain has produced the white-borberry's skin and has nothing to do with South Africa

[@user-qv6ct1ll1y]

We Amazigh call women Bi "Tamrart", which means the leader in the amazigh language, and this name calls for the leader of the tribe, who loses her when he loses his position, to the woman for the amazigh, as she is a sacred thing for us. Thank you for the video, and greetings from the Amazighs of Sousse, Morocco

[@g.walter1653]

As an White Man...to me Black Women are just as Beautiful as all other Ethnic Backgrounds. In Africa there is also alot diversity in how Women Look from country to Country. There are Cute or Classic Beautiful Women all over the World.

[@calumcain2355]

Amazigh and berber aren't negroid they're Caucasoid fool

[@hotmomma1552]

I agree 💯

[@adamnesico]

@@calumcain2355 why don’t you say the same about ethiopians?

[@calumcain2355]

@@adamnesico Ethiopians are a mix of cush and caucasoid

[@adamnesico]

@@calumcain2355 and berbers are a mix of nilotic and natufians. Why such diferent traits if both are mixed.

[@CommanderDevissCT-]

What is the background music used in this video?

[@gloriaemeagwali5080]

Are the black skinned Amazigh women invisible to you?I am seeing women of diverse skin tones but your narration implies otherwise.

[@lifeismusikmusikislife4684]

Eggsactly. I was confused. The correct statement should have been they are a people with DIVERSE skin tones.

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

Y'all always find a reason to complain about.

[@lifeismusikmusikislife4684]

@@ptolemeeselenion1542 Stop giving us reasons to and we'll stop. I promise.

[@averyj5446]

@Café Littéraire thanks for taking the time to write this beautifully fabricated lies but I reject it on the basis of unreliable source.

[@selasedu]

Berbers have various subgroups. Tuaregs generally are darker skinned, whereas the Kabyle are lighter skinned.

[@sarahhadeel]

Lets put an end to this ongoing debate…when It comes to north African population, its a mixture of multiple race due to ongoing migration from the ancient times till today. the amazieg , are mixed race ppl who share a unique culture together, their culture is made with different influences from their surroundings and inherent migrated ancestry. There for we the ppl of the internet can not push our own personal agenda on them and claim them to be a certain race , just to claim some validation by using them as Token . Today they are an ethnic culture group with different roots , some are from ancient or modern Middle Eastern, European and African.

[@michaelharvey263]

Well put Sir!

[@KingMadeMusicClayBlack]

Thank you, it gets exhausting trying to correct Eurocentrists (Afrocentrists can be just as hardheaded) , trying to claim everything started with them. I think many of these people truly have psychological issues. These Berbers, Tuaregs, etc were under the banner of the ‘Moors’ in many cases and their ethnic background encompassed a wide spectrum of people, Mali, Senegal, Morocco, etc, ranging in skin tones from dark black Africans, to brown, to lighter Arabic

[@dioumagogoba7606]

Lol go to North Africa as a black person and see how you will be welcomed.

[@Revitalization4241]

No they are not, the real Berbers look like your typical Kabyle, Chaoui and Atlas Berber aka the ones who lived in the northen mountains and didnt mix with outsiders. The video showed a bunch of Berberised black Haratin women(plus using it as a thumbnail)

[@Eniola0ne]

There is nothing mixed in this People, the question of Ethnic identity is very strong in African Continent, The Arab retain their bloodline the married mostly among themself, even they have live in African for over thousand years. Many African society question keeping bloodline, tradition Custom is extremely strong, you might cross your ethnicity to marry for sake of love, is very limited. Nubian want to Marry Nubian, Fulani want marry Fulani. For example I met a Somali Woman in Holland, i wanted to Marry her, but the Parent refused, because i am from Western region of the Continent, the prefer someone with Pastoralist heritage like Fulani, Toubou, Tuareg, and the European have live in the Continent for four hundred years, still they want to remain in their enclave, the same with Indian. There no question of mixed here.

[@hanibaljugurtha1276]

J aime mon. Peuples amazyres africains du nord avec les peuples qu'ils nous aiment. Merci💙❣️💚💛♓️.

[@thaninadjoudi6025]

Amazing video thank you so much ❤️ But you didn't show The Kabilian Amazigh ☺️

[@Revitalization4241]

Many in the video arent even berber. I saw Arab sahrawi and black Haratin women

[@thaninadjoudi6025]

@@Revitalization4241 there are desert berbers called Itarguiyen because there are many races of berbers but they didn't mention the mountain berbers which is the Kabilians

[@Revitalization4241]

@@thaninadjoudi6025 your the proof that Berbers girls are very idiotic. How come that Berber girls dont know anything about their history.

[@Revitalization4241]

@@thaninadjoudi6025 The Ikelan (Éklan/Ikelan or Ibenheren in Tamasheq; Bouzou in Hausa; Bella in Songhai; singular Akli) are a caste within Tuareg society, who were at one time slaves or servile communities. While the Ikelan now speak the same language as the Tuareg nobles and share many customs, they are of assimilated Nilotic origin rather than of Amazigh/Berber heritage like the ethnic Tuareg. They also often live in communities separated from other castes. The Ikelan's situation is somewhat analogous to the Haratin within Maure society in Mauritania. Like the Haratin, the name "Ikelan", and to a much greater degree Bouzou and Bella, are exonyms (a name not used by that people themselves) with negative connotations. Historically the term "Ikelan" has been used to refer to the black slaves of the Tuareg and the term iklan means "to be black" and these slaves provided labor at their masters request. In parts of West Africa an unknown number of Ikelan caste individuals continue to live in slavery or slavery-like relationships with other Tuareg individuals. Ikelan individuals and communities are found through much of Niger, Mali, southern Algeria and Libya, and parts of northern Burkina Faso and Nigeria. The Inadan are a cast within the Tuaregs, that is for people who are of Sub-Saharan origin or who are of Sudanic origin only, they are mainly blacksmiths. The Inadan live in Tuareg settlements, are sedentary and dark skinned, considered subordinate and lowly, and endogamous because of social taboos towards inter-marriage between their strata and other members of the Tuareg tribe. According to the anthropologist Tal Tamari, linguistic evidence suggests that the Tuareg blacksmith and bard endogamous castes evolved under foreign contact with Sudanic peoples since the Tuareg terms for blacksmith and bard are of non-Amazigh/Berber origin. In the Tuareg areas of Algeria, a distinct tenant-peasant strata lives around oases known as izeggaghan. These peasant strata have blended in with freed black slaves and farm arable lands together. The izeggaghan are mixed race. What French authors say: Lyon said that the Tuareg race is the most beautiful race of men he has ever seen. He said that they are white, but because of their climate, they start having a darker skin, and the skin of the parts of their body that are covered are white like the that of the Europeans. Daumas said that the Tuaregs have white skin, even those who camp in Timbuktu. He also said that their women are so white, white like a Christian. Bonnafont said that they have white blood, and that they keep out any alliance with the Negro race, who they despise sovereignly. The northern Tuaregs are white, but the southern ones are more or less dark because they are closer to Negros. White is the color of their childhood, says M. Duveyrier, but the suns doesn’t take a lot of time to give them a darker skin. The Serfs have a darker skin because of inter-marriages with the Blacks. Some Tuaregs have blue eyes, but this is not frequent. We must distinguish the noble or free Tuaregs from the submitted or servant tribes. The Imuchagh, noble Tuaregs have a lighter skin. Even if some Tuaregs have a darker skin, they’re still not negroid, except for a few whose blood is mostly of slaves. Sources: Ouv. cit., p. 324, 326-27.- Cf. Id., la Grande Kahjie, p. 20; Paris, iM7. Daumas et Ausone de Chancel, Le Grand Désert, p. 126, 139-40 taris, 18616

[@Revitalization4241]

@@thaninadjoudi6025 Real Tuaregs from the noble caste are like the Atlas Berbers and are also light skinned. The so called Black Tuaregs are Iklan, Inadan and izeggaghan they are Berberised black people

[@MrSa458]

You know that this is amazing that my people are doing something that hasn't been done before like with face painting doing waving with wool So anyways God bless everyone who comes across this comment 🙌🏿🕊✝️🔥

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

Right. 😎

[@lmao5070]

Face painting is all over the middle east not just Morocco Actually let me correct my statement. It was all over the middle east. My grandmother still has it and I'm from Iraq. But now not many people do it other then villagers. Nice to see Moroccans still keeping the tradition.

[@Dragonfly1943]

I was fortunate enough to have lived in Morocco from 1954 to 1956. We lived near the base of the Atlas mountains on the Sahara. Our maid, Aisha, was Berber and I absolutely adored her. I regarded her more like an aunt. Whenever my parents were out of town I'd cut school and spend the day going to the souk with her and then to her home. I wouldn't trade these experiences for anything!

[@incogb6696]

Weird comment.

[@applebong9843]

@@incogb6696 why that?

[@eternalwinters5741]

@@applebong9843 colonizer behavior

[@markpappas9858]

Most Awesome.

[@harveyandrews4252]

They are very intelligent and beautiful