Decorating Trends for 2009: Economy, Nature and Fashion Influences Jan 6, 2009
Colors in the Honest palette include: Remember the Alamo, Western Cactus, Berber Carpet, Northern Climb, Not So Neutral, Sea Monster, Route 66 and Twisted Knot. Dream. (Pekin Times, IL)
New Luxurious Resort in Scottsdale ... Nov 1, 2008
An extensive list of rituals, body treatments and Berber wraps is enough to satisfy the most discriminating spa lover. Packages are from a full days Journey, that is filled with adventure, to Getaways which are several days long.. (Suite101.com)
Find old Paris charm in Edith Piaf's Belleville Sep 13, 2008
Like Piaf, whose mother came from Italian and Kabyle Berber (Algerian) stock, many Belleville residents point to a multiethnic heritage. In the past two centuries, the village has welcomed newcomers who have fed its anarchistic spirit. (CNN -- Travel)
Got 48 hours in Toronto? The hottest hangouts Sep 11, 2008
6 p.m.: Dine at another no-expense-spared foodie favorite, Greg Couillard's Spice Room, to indulge in cuisine such as African Berber lamb and Indian tandoori shrimp. "9 p.m.: After dinner, arrive at the Visa Screening Room at the Elgin Theatre (www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_2374_1.html) in time for a red-carpet gala premiere or a film at another venue depending on availability.12 a.m.: Hail a cab back to Yorkville for drinks and dancing till the wee hours at Amber... (MSNBC -- Travel)
The coast is clear in Asilah, Morocco Sep 11, 2008
The shops sell everything from antique turquoise-and-coral jewelry to handwoven Berber rugs. At Candela (rue Sidi M Barek), sparkly leather slippers for men and women are stacked precariously next to candles carved with Arabic phrases and letters. (CNN -- Travel)
'Mad dog' no more Sep 5, 2008
"I see him very much as a Berber tribesman, somebody who came out of a culture informed by the desert, by the sand, and in some ways very atypical of modern leadership, and that's given him a certain endurance and persistence." ... In the 1980s, he hosted training camps for rebel groups from across West Africa, including Tuaregs, who are part of the Berber community. (BBC News)
Celebrating Lounes Matoub, a Berber musician Jun 29, 2008
Matoub's life and death are impossible to discuss without addressing the subject of Berbers, the native people of Algeria, of whom Matoub was one. For decades, the Berbers have struggled to have their rights - and their language - recognized by Algeria's government ... Though Berbers in Algeria (and across North Africa) have long adopted Islam as a religion, they are not Arabs, and have resisted any attempts to marginalize their culture. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Weird humor, wild action make `Wanted' worthwhile Jun 27, 2008
No answer is necessary since it's easy to see that no one in the Fraternity crew would know the difference between berber fleece and Scottish cashmere. Gibson is aimlessly drifting through a pointless, pedestrian life, dividing his time between a vapid, unfaithful girlfriend and a soul-strangling job as an account manager with a belligerent, doughnut-inhaling boss (Lorna Scott). (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Katie Batchelder's Summer Excursion (Journal 3) Jun 26, 2008
We went to dinner and ate yet another wonderful feast of couscous, and watched a show put on by talented locals; magicians, belly dancers, Berber music bands, and traditional wedding dress displays. Everyone danced and had a great time, and we departed F;s and returned to Rabat for our last week of school. (Airforcesports.com)
Katie Batchelder's Summer Excursion to Morocco (Journal 2) Jun 13, 2008
We finally reached the village and were welcomed by Berber villagers. The village didn't have roads, only rocks and hills; they use donkeys and horses for transportation. (Airforcesports.com)
Sez You - Fans pitch in on soccer question Apr 9, 2008
Sez You Fans pitch in on soccer question. Weather Sponsored By. (Santa Maria Times)
Review: God's Crucible Jan 5, 2008
" In a highly stratified society, composed of unruly and often incompatible elements, religious and ethnic - not only Muslims, Christians and Jews but Arabs, Berbers and Slavs, as well as quarrelsome tribal factions - the assignment of strictly defined roles, with their attendant rights and responsibilities, was essential. Today in Culture Thus, as Lewis notes, "sumptuary laws required that non-Muslims display badges and that clothing worn by dhimmis be distinguished from that worn by Arabs. "... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Moroccan Cookbook Nov 21, 2007
Morocco is a country with a myriad of cultures, from Arabs to Berbers to Andalusian Jews - uncover its mixed cuisine with Authentic Recipes From Morocco ... Predominantly Muslim, the languages spoken are Arabic, Berber, Spanish and French it was a French protectorate from 1912 to 1956. (Suite101.com)
Travel briefs Nov 6, 2007
Properties on the list are Grenada s Spice Island Beach Resort; the Maldives Soneva Fushi Resort enses Spa; Sri Lanka s Heritance Kandalama; Australia s Voyages Longitude 131, located in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park; Bahamas Tiamo, on the South Andros Island; Switzerland s Whitepod, near Aigle in the Alps; Colorado s Devil s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash; the Philippines El Nido Resorts in El Nido, Palawan; Chumbe Island Coral Park in Zanzibar, Tanzania; Egypt s Adrere Amellal in the Siwa... (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Traveling in Libya, North Africa Oct 7, 2007
Berber Villages, Leptis Magna, Benghazi, Jebel Akhdar and Ghadames ... Berber culture in the Jebel Nafusa ... The main area of interest for travelers are the Berber villages where the Berber culture and language still thrives -between Gharyan and Nault. (Suite101.com)
Poll hopes high for Moroccan Islamists Sep 7, 2007
Morocco, with a rich Berber as well as Arab Muslim culture and a tradition of religious tolerance, is in the far west of the Arab world and is detached in many ways. It remains at odds with Algeria over its support for Polisario guerrillas seeking independence for the Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Country profile Sep 7, 2007
Strategically situated with both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, but with a rugged mountainous interior, it stayed independent for centuries while developing a rich culture blended from Arab, Berber, European and African influences. OVERVIEW. (BBC News -- Africa)
Berber language gets an airing Sep 6, 2007
At least 30 per cent of Moroccans speak one of the three Berber languages [GALLO/GETTY ... The Berbers of North Africa found themselves at the receiving end when Arabs overran their turf in the seventh century ... Such is the case of the Berbers and their language. (Aljazeera.Net)
2007 Maryland Field Hockey Outlook Aug 16, 2007
Rischen, not to be confused with older sister Berber, who was also on the team last season but played out her eligibility, played in every game last season in the midfield and will be looked to her leadership because of her extensive playing experience at the position last year. Davies and Pappas were impact players on the defense and attack, respectively, last season. (Umterps.com)
Music: Basque music: The heart of Euskaldunak Aug 3, 2007
The event, called, V Encuentros Interculturales de Urgull (Fifth Intercultural Encounter at Urgull) featured a weekend of films, theater, music and dances from places as diverse as Spain, Bolivia, Uruguay, Ecuador, Romania, Senegal, Berber (North Africa) and the local Basque region ... Another group, Bouhia, played music influenced by the Berber culture in Morocco, mixed with a little rock'n'roll. (Juneau Empire)
Prehistoric necklace shells found in Morocco Jun 7, 2007
Morocco has yielded important prehistoric finds including one of the oldest known dinosaur skeletons but little is known of the humans that inhabited the region before Berber farmers settled over 2,000 years ago. The shells were found and dated by a team of scientists from Morocco, Britain, France and Germany trying to find out how climate and landscape change affected human behavior between 130,000 and 13,000 years ago. (CNN -- Science)
82,000-year-old beads found in Morocco Jun 7, 2007
Morocco has yielded important prehistoric finds, including one of the oldest-known dinosaur skeletons, but little is known of the humans that inhabited the region before Berber farmers settled more than 2,000 years ago. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Technology)
The soul of the Sahara, brought alive in regal display May 27, 2007
Seligman visited places like Timbuktu in Mali -- which was founded by the Tuareg, whom he describes as a "seminomadic pastoralist people of North African Berber origin" -- and Agadez, Niger, where he was befriended by a couple of well-known inadan: silversmith Saidi Oumba and his wife, Andi Ouhoulou, a leather artist. Two of their nine children, sons Ousmane Saidi and Salah Saidi -- the Tuareg take the father's first name as their last -- will be at Stanford, demonstrating the age-old crafts... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Algerians to Vote Amid Surge in Violence May 17, 2007
Karim Tabbou, a leader of the Socialist Forces Front, a small party with a stronghold in the Berber region of Kabylia, said his party was boycotting the elections because Algerian institutions are not equipped to solve the country's economic and social problems. "We are in a political system where the assemblies serve only as window dressing, as a facade, and they are incapable of reacting when it comes to important political decisions," Tabbou said in a telephone interview. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Country profile: Algeria May 17, 2007
Algeria was originally inhabited by Berbers until the Arabs conquered North Africa in the 7th century. Staying mainly in the mountainous regions, the Berbers resisted the spreading Arab influence, managing to preserve much of their language and culture ... In 2001 the government agreed to a series of demands by the minority Berbers, including official recognition of their language, after months of unrest involving Berber youths demanding greater cultural and political recognition. (BBC News -- Africa)
Animator works subtle magic Apr 12, 2007
The North African land is never specified in the film and indeed the art direction is influenced by everything from Moroccan interiors to Berber jewellery and pan-Arab architecture ... Even in the dubbed English version, portions of Arabic, Berber and Hebrew dialogue in the film will remain undubbed. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
* Fez, the heart of Morocco Apr 11, 2007
Few places on Earth seem so imbued with buried meanings: in the patterns of hand-knotted carpets; in the tattooed faces of Berber peasant women; in the cosmic swirls of carved plaster in its architecture; in the voices of traditional Sufi and Gnawa singers; in the techniques of expert craftsmen; in the ingredients of its cuisine ... "First of all, there's a Berber influence," he said, referring to the indigenous people of North Africa X of which he is one X who predated the Arab arrival in the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bomb attacks hit Algeria police Apr 11, 2007
The region is also a centre of Berber identity in Algeria. In 1980, Kabylia was the centre of the Berber Spring, in which mass protests called for Berber to be made an official language. (Yahoo News -- Algeria)
Egypt, Turkey and Iran Apr 7, 2007
And yet the Arab world today stands divided, threatened by division into sectarian mini-states, be they Shia, Sunni, Coptic, Kurdish, Berber or back. Wars would then follow, with each mini-state looking for backers among the international powers. (Ocnus.net)
Morrocan professor sheds light on women's rights Mar 2, 2007
There were two "high languages," written Arabic and French, and two "low languages," Berber and Moroccan Arabic. The high languages have written forms and are taught in schools, and the low languages are only spoken and are not taught in schools. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Canadians tuning out grisly details from Pickton trial Jan 27, 2007
MONTREAL Toronto psychiatrist Mark Berber was in line for a coffee at his medical building this week when a colleague approached him to talk about the Pickton trial. Dr. Berber probes the darkest recesses of the human mind for a living ... I didn't want to talk about it, Dr. Berber recalled. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Where have American audiences for foreign-language films gone? Jan 20, 2007
Released by Paramount Vantage, the newly rebranded specialty division of Paramount Pictures (itself a constantly mutating satrapy of the Viacom empire), "Babel" has both English subtitles (translating dialogue from Spanish, Berber and Japanese) and Anglophone movie stars (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett). The fluency with which Mexican filmmakers like Gonzlez Irritu, del Toro and their friend and compatriot Alfonso Cuar. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
