Berber Versus the World: An Analysis of Moroccan History and Cultural Identity

In studying the Berber people of Morocco, this article will analyze events throughout Algerian history from the Arab colonization occurring in the 5th century A.D. to the French Protectorate that was established in 1912. These historical events have led to the lack of a Berber national identity and the break-down of Berber cultural identity. Investigating these historical events leads us to an understanding of the generational repercussions that affect the Berber people to this day. Examining the political structure of the Moroccan government reveals the constraint put on the Berber national voice, the fragmentation of the original Tamazight language and the hybridity of different cultural lifestyles beginning with the colonization by the Arabs.