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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[chiaratts]

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.

[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.

[elmahdiaguenrid]

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

[nounie]

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

[yvroser]

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

[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!

[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.

[africandaisy]

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.

[ayatahery]

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

[rennychristophertumwesigye]

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 🇺🇬

[qolspony]

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

[Fatimacita]

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. <3

[adammir]

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

[jeffreychandler]

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.

[havad]

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

[LionessofYah]

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 🤣

[salwaaj]

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.

[mixc]

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

[yawninggap]

Love your films. Thank you for such wonderful content.

[proudcitizen]

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