Kabyles

The struggle between the jihadists and the Kabyles was a fight between the resurgent totalitarian Caliphate and liberal democracy, between the past and the future.

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Every revolution among the Kabyles is a religious movement, set in motion by the wild enthusiasm of the "saints."

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He also calls the Kabyles, "Indians of North Africa" and said that in order to fight al Qaeda and maintain our commitment to

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“If the jihadists take over in Algeria, both Arabs and Kabyles will pay the price,” he rightly concluded.

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The ethnic claim by the Kabyles is legitimate and must be addressed by the international community and by the Algerian government.

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The jihadists assassinated civilians in an effort to spread terror among seculars and moderates.8 In particular, the killing of the famous Kabyle singer Lounes Matoub signaled an escalation between the mostly Arab jihadists and the Amazigh Kabyles.

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Secular Kabyles are the toughest intellectual challengers of the ideologues of al Qaeda.

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The Kabyles are conscious of their heritage and their long history stretching from before the Arab conquest.

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However, the most autonomous trends of Berber ethnonationalism are found in the people of the Kabyles of northern Algeria, who to a large degree have kept their original language and culture.

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The Kabyles have stood up for their cultural and political rights since the 1970s but have been suppressed by the ruling National Liberation Front FLN, a North African version of the Baath in Syria and Iraq.

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