Originally from Marsa Matruh, Mahmoud Sedky works in the tourism business and is based in Siwa Oasis, Egypt. He has extensive experience in planning trips for tourists to visit not only Siwa, but the Nile and many other popular destinations. His tourism agency, "Bedouin," partnered with Gazef, has been running for 15 years. People from... Continue Reading →

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I belong to the Jbel Sheshar confederation, and more specifically I am of the Banu Amrane located in Djellal. This confederation, like many others, was defined by a semi-nomadic lifestyle and strong family ties. Djellal is at the heart of Banu Amrane known not only for its zkoukou (pine seeds), honey, orchard of figs, olives,... Continue Reading →

Professor Amina Mettouchi, who holds the Berber Linguistics chair at Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, grew up in Azazga, Kabylia until the age of 11 when she left Algeria for France and continued her studies there. She found herself specializing in Berber Linguistics, but the path there wasn't always linear. She started off with math and... Continue Reading →

The At Yiraten (Arabic Banū Raten) is a confederation in Great Kabylia, whose territory is bounded on the North by the Sebaou valley, in the West by Wādi Aisi, which separates them from the Banū Yenni, in the South by the district of the Ait Yaḥyā and in the east by the At Frawsen. Their hills yield olives,... Continue Reading →