In a village nestled in the mountains of northeastern Algeria ... The minority community of Berbers refer to themselves as the Amazigh, meaning "free people". They have long fought for recognition ...

The Tuareg people are among the indigenous Berber groups populating the Sahara, in the south of Algeria and the north of Mali and Niger. They took up arms in 2012, following previous rebellions ...

Berbers, however, with their languages and customs, still live in small niches of Northern Morocco and Algeria, and in some Northern Oases of the Sahara, including those of the Mzab (Algeria).

ALBAWABA - Depending on where you live, you may or may not have seen Google recently celebrate the legacy of Algerian writer and singer, Taos Amrouche, on what would have been her 111th birthday ...