The Amazigh issue under the scope of Mr. Abdeslam Khalafi
... the lack of trained Amazigh professors able to academically teach the Amazigh language was a major problem faced by the IRCAM. Another problem is that although Amazigh is taught during the first educational years, the fact that it is not taught later on due to a lack in professors prevents the continuation of Amazigh education.
At the institutional level, Mr. Khalafi sees that the government does not put any obstacles on the application of the Royal Dahir, although some officials sometimes refuse to provide help, but he thinks that this is probably due to personal attitudes and positions.
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He explains that by claiming that in the Moroccan history textbooks; for example, there is no reference to the Amazigh history and thus Moroccans thought of themselves as being Moroccans, and nothing else. He thinks that this is unfair and that we have to give "everyone his rights" and "write the history of the nation rather than writing the history of a race".
Therefore, Tamazight as a language and culture should be institutionalized in media, education, and schools in order to make it possible for people in Morocco to advance and develop. The first thing to start with according to him is to omit the use of "Berbers", which has a reference to savagery and barbarism and rather use "Amazigh" which is a more representative term.
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... the lack of trained Amazigh professors able to academically teach the Amazigh language was a major problem faced by the IRCAM. Another problem is that although Amazigh is taught during the first educational years, the fact that it is not taught later on due to a lack in professors prevents the continuation of Amazigh education.
At the institutional level, Mr. Khalafi sees that the government does not put any obstacles on the application of the Royal Dahir, although some officials sometimes refuse to provide help, but he thinks that this is probably due to personal attitudes and positions.
...
He explains that by claiming that in the Moroccan history textbooks; for example, there is no reference to the Amazigh history and thus Moroccans thought of themselves as being Moroccans, and nothing else. He thinks that this is unfair and that we have to give "everyone his rights" and "write the history of the nation rather than writing the history of a race".
Therefore, Tamazight as a language and culture should be institutionalized in media, education, and schools in order to make it possible for people in Morocco to advance and develop. The first thing to start with according to him is to omit the use of "Berbers", which has a reference to savagery and barbarism and rather use "Amazigh" which is a more representative term.
complete article:
http://www.agraw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=40