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Kabyle

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

Kabyle Berber of Algeria or Tunis. XIX. — Arab. Kabā'il, pl. of Kabīla tribe.

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	Berber Culture on the World Stage: Village to Video ; ...deals mainly with the three main aspects symbolic of the Kabyle Berber identity: the Berber Spring (in reference to the demonstrations...the importance of indigenous texts in the construction of Kabyle Berber identity and illustrates how, in the process of modernizing... Read more
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	A voice for freedom: an Algerian singer-songwriter is creating an international sensation. Although she rarely signs in English, she has won hearts worldwide--for Souad Massi is not only blessed with a golden voice but quite remarkable courage. Stephen Williams profiles this extraordinary artist.(MOSAIC) ; ...Music Award. Souad--born in the rough, tough district of Bab El Oued in the Saint-Eugene neighbourhood of Algiers--is from a Kabyle Berber family. Music has always played a central role in her family's life. She freely admits that at times, when recognition was... Read more
	A voice for freedom ; ...Music Award. Souad - born in the rough, tough district of Bab El Oued in the Saint-Eugne neighbourhood of Algiers - is from a Kabyle Berber family. Music has always played a central role in her family's life. She freely admits that at times, when recognition was... Read more
	An excess of truth: Violence, conspiracy theorizing and the Algerian Civil War ; ...hotel manager, and is married to a French-- Kabyle woman with whom he has a small son. After standard greetings in Taqbaylit (Kabyle Berber) we switch to French. "So," he asks, "who killed Matoub?" referring to the July assassination of outspoken Kabyle folksinger... Read more
	Gender and Community in the Kabyle Literary Space: Cultural Strategies in the Oral and in the Written ; ...in the Kabyle Literary Space opens the way for further research, particularly in a comparative approach between Arabic and Kabyle/Berber literature, as it establishes the similarities that exist between the inhabitants of Algeria whom centuries of coexistence... Read more
	How the rise of a right winger led to the bitter end for a local football club ; ...Africa; the families of Thierry Henry and Lilian Thuram came from the West Indies; Zinedine Zidane's parents are from the kabyle (berber) community in Algeria; Youri Djorkaef's origins are in Armenia and David Trezeguet's in Argentina. There will also be players... Read more
	Immobile on all fronts. (Algeria's political and economic prospects in 1993) ; ...1988 the only permitted political party) and the Front des Forces Socialistes, which derives its backing largely from the Kabyle Berber population. Since the regime is obsessed by maintaining internal security, it is hardly surprising that hardline military... Read more
	music + clubs; saturday 3.15.(VITA.MN) ; ...co-host Egypto Knuckles -- plus a roster of rappers including Phingaz and ToneKrusher Smith. Their stuff ranges from playful De La/Tribe-style romps to stoner-ish Cypress Hill tracks to a couple dark and experimental tracks. They're promoting two new releases... Read more

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