Added: Nov 2, 2007
From: journeymanpictures
Duration: 34:11
Nov 1997 For centuries the Berbers of Morocco have been persecuted by their Arab masters. Today even their festivals have been hijacked. Miriam is fighting to keep her language and culture, whilst fellow militant Zaid claims the Arabs have 'stolen our history.' Etched out of a beautiful, yet inhospitable and rugged land, stands Imichil, where the annual marriage market or Moussem des Fiances takes Place. It's here that the Arab government has turned an exclusive Berber celebration into a tourist fest. Shy young brides wander around the market in traditional veils as streetwise city slickers sell trinkets and souvenirs to dollar laden foreigners. The Arabs have encouraged the press to come and soak up the traditional atmosphere It's turned into objects of curiosity in the process. Hussein and his wife to be, were forced to attend the festival in order to obtain a marriage certificate. Fascinating look at a culture being silenced and yet exploited for its rich and colourful traditions.
Channel: News
Tags: arabs berbers culture history journeyman language morocco pictures
3atreees Says:
Nov 4, 2008 - LoL jusitke07 No steel framed building ever fell in free fall speed by fire in history! WTC 7 fell by it self in less than 10 seconds! -25 U.S military officers challenge account of 911 truth! -8 U.S state department veterans challenge the offical account of 911 truth! -7 senior federal engineers & scientists call for 911 investigation! -8 senior republican administration appointees challenge 911! - 7 cia veterans challenge 911 commision report. Many more to come. Your are exposed.
jusitke07 Says:
Nov 4, 2008 - Oh I see, so now were diverting our attention to the steel frame of the building, and not the documented Moslems of mostly Arab origins in those planes. Ah yes, I see where this is going. Basically anything that Moslems terrorize at whether in London, Madrid, Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc., it's all secretly done by the Jews...[giggle] you're really setting yourself up for failure.
3atreees Says:
Nov 4, 2008 - Oh no m not diverting & not setting myself up since 6 of the alleged hijackers are alive and well in the middle east. Muslims in pakistan, afghanistan and iraq have al the right to defend themselfs, goverments in the west are willng to kill their own ppl to terriorze them to justify their dirty work abroad. Zoinist jews basically fucked america, all americans are the zoinist jew bankers bitches.
jusitke07 Says:
Nov 4, 2008 - Uh, now you're flat out lying in saying you're not diverting your attention. Read your comments again. Boy, it's one after the other with you. I understand that Moslems have a right to fight for justice, so does any nation in the world of any religious background. Don't you agree?
3atreees Says:
Nov 4, 2008 - So ur saying? lets start dividing muslim arabs into smaller countries again!
jusitke07 Says:
Nov 4, 2008 - ...What?!...no, I'm saying Arab masters should let the Berbers be Berbers, which to me is translating the Koran into the Berber language instead of the Arabic language, in others let them be. Maybe Arabs and Berbers can co-exist without discrimination.
3atreees Says:
Nov 4, 2008 - All berbers speak arabic so there is no point of translating it! Plus arabs and berbers are mixed for over 1300 years now! There is no discrimination between them too bad the media who is controlling ur masses can tell u how to think these days. The french built this into their heads to take revenge after they have lost algeria
jusitke07 Says:
Nov 4, 2008 - Aha. Well, well, so it's true. The Arabs are infiltrating into the Berber culture, and now look the Berber language is dying out. Read the introduction to this film 3atreees. FREEDOM TO THE BERBERS!!!!!
3atreees Says:
Nov 4, 2008 - Divid to conquere we know u very well! Anyway when we check the berbers DNA it shows that their origins come from the middle east.
jusitke07 Says:
Nov 4, 2008 - Actually, Berber origins are seperate to that of the Arabs. What you're seeing in regards to DNA testing is a result of Arab masters raping Berber women as sex slaves and of course taking more than 4 wives as the Koran permits polygamy. And this has been going on since the Arab invasion.
3atreees Says:
Nov 4, 2008 - Middle eastern ppl okay weather u like it or u dont these are facts look at their faces. We can have 4 wives because gods premits it not like you having a wife and few girlfriends on the side thats adultry in ur bible, plus look at all the well known prestis out their either they rape little boys and girls or sleep with prostitues. Muslims get their heads knocked off if they rape or kill inoccents
jusitke07 Says:
Nov 4, 2008 - Again, diverting attention on others instead of the freedom of the Berbers. It's getting late, and I'm going to hit the sack. I look forward to our discussion tomorrow. But before I go, I'd like to ask a question and then I'll check tomorrow: Are you Arab?
jusitke07 Says:
Nov 6, 2008 - Are you Arab?
esuroi Says:
Nov 9, 2008 - I'm Arab, and who exactly do you think you are JUSIKTE07 to say which culture is right and which is wrong? Who is anybody for that matter to dictate to others on what they see as right or wrong?
louistheimpotant Says:
Nov 10, 2008 - I see a lot of Ignorant comments and race baiting. I am libyan I say I am arab, I never see a single berber ever mention there are three classes Arab,Berber and the Maures the Maures are a berber word for mixed group, I believe the arab is a minority as are the berber in the maghreb. Why do you excel so much in speaking french even to the detriment of your own language??? The future belongs to those who can make agreements for peace with one another as long as you despise the arab and maur
louistheimpotant Says:
Nov 10, 2008 - also, the Berber Language and Arabic both came from africa, it is possible the two are not brothers or father son but cousins, the berber are not from middle east, we are from africa.
manutdforevar Says:
Nov 12, 2008 - louistheimportant are you aware about what you are saying? the arabic language come from africa? the berber people were the first to live in northen africa and in morocco as well before the arabs come from the saudi arabia desert! arabic language come from saudi arabia in the middle east and not from africa as you said! old berber people had a great culture and a great honor and god bless them and we will never forget our heritage as a new generation of berbers!long live to our heritage!
jusitke07 Says:
Nov 14, 2008 - You know what esuroi? YOU ARE RIGHT! So please carry with whatever it is you Berbers & Arabs are doing. Us Americans should really mind our business and just carry on with life in the U.S.A.
vintagepunk101 Says:
Nov 14, 2008 - what are they actually doing? please don't mock me, i want to know. i'm studying Morocco and the Berbers for a school project.
jusitke07 Says:
Nov 15, 2008 - Well look at it, and pay attention to what the narrator is saying. Basically the Berbers are telling their side of the stories of the bigotry, and abuse of their Arab masters.
louistheimpotant Says:
Nov 15, 2008 - Yes I am well aware of what I am saying, are you? Before saudi or yemen where did the arabic people originate from? Before you were amazaigh were you the gauche, or gaurumentes or even the canine islanders? Arabic,Berber,Chadic and Tigare of Ethiopia are common languages, You keep fighting even though in some cases you are 30% arab and we arabs are what 10% arab in north africa?? Your problem is not the arab, it is the berber who calls himself arab!
vintagepunk101 Says:
Nov 15, 2008 - oh my god, yeah. Thankyou.
ajdirEUorg Says:
Nov 16, 2008 - you're dreaming . they are both arabophones -berbers arabysed- playing a scene in jamaalfna in marakich. i am a berber and i can tell you that we conserder arabs infirieus to as -imazighen- and no berber con accept to be kicked by an arab, for as this is like a dream . hahhahahahah very funny
jusitke07 Says:
Nov 17, 2008 - So you're telling me the writer of this documentary film is wrong? That no Arabs are abusing any of the Berbers at all? Is that what you're saying?
jusitke07 Says:
Nov 4, 2008 - BTW 3atreees, I think it is you who lack historical knowledge of the Berbers, not to mention your weird thought of Jews hiring Moslem Arabs to crash planes, anyway, the Arabs enslaved many of the Berbers to near extinction of culture. It's a good thing some went into hiding to preserve the Berber culture, to perserve the un-Arab culture that is.