Democracy in Algeria

On the margins of the Arab world, the United States has some little noticed allies. These are ethnic or religious minorities who have never accepted the inevitability of strongman rule. Some of them have fallen on hard times-the Maronite Christians of Lebanon are scattered and defeated for now; the Copts, in Egypt, have been lying low for decades-but others see their fortunes rising. The Kurds of northern Iraq flourished under the protection of American jets in the last years of Saddam Hussein and are throwing themselves into the rebuilding of their country. Less familiar is the story of the Kabyles of Algeria and the bard-activist Ferhat Mehenni, who is one of their better-known leaders.

Timanit I Tmurt n Iqvayliyen

The Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylia .

Early in December 2008, Chadli Ben Jedid, president of the Republic from Mars 1979 to January 1992, admitted that during the independence war (1954-1962), because it was not raised to the rank of Wilaya by the Soummam Congress, his native region, El Tarf and Souk Ahras, which was under his authority, didn’t saw itself in this event which laid the foundations for the future Algerian state at the top of which he will be brought twenty-three years later.

Morocco’s Minister of Health, Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah, went to the international Arab Child Health conference which opened in Riyadh.

He had to assist to the Arab Children Health Congress. The meeting was organized by the Saudis and the Arab League. The theme was "Arab’s children health, the Ummah’s investment". It’s especially an event that confirms perfectly the barrage of criticism on Mr Biadillah, concerning his absolute indifference towards Anfgou’s tragedy and his policy always based on ethnicization. As you know, the Berbers are the ancient inhabitants of North Africa. But, since the Arab invasion of the region, they are strangers in their own land.