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Morroco Berbers

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Morocco Berbers

Brittany Smith

Photo by Nwardez

Anthropology 1000

Professor Y. Lee Gorshti

Photo by Nwardez

Morocco is located in Northwest Africa, on Atlantic ocean
Part of the Maghreb - the name for the alliance of
North African countries - Algeria,Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania

Mediterranean which means rain in the winter and dry in the summer. In the extremely dry areas farming takes place

The Berbers are known to have been in North Africa at least in 3000 B.C. They are
thought to have come across northern Africa.

Morocco has the majority of Berbers, 10.4 million (40% of the population).

Photo by Dylan Passmore

The king of Morocco, Muhammad VI, is unique among all rulers in the Islamic world as he bears the title ‘Commander of the Faithful.’

Traditionally, Berbers raise sheep, cattle and goats to trade. Some Berbers

work in flourmills, do woodcarving, quarry millstones, and make

pottery or jewelry to trade also. Today, many Berbers work

in Spain or France as migrant workers and send money home to their

family.

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Moroccan women have more rights than many other Arab countries due to the Kings support.

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Morocco‘s mixture of races and culture outside the home as farmers, merchants in their shops, educators etc. Women and children also work in the fields, carrying crops home.

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Parallel-cousin marriage with the father's brother's daughter is allowed, although not highly regarded. By far the most common form was local-lineage exogamy marriages between lineages within the same tribal section.

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The Marriage Ritual

Notice the tattoo on her chin and nose headdresses and bracelets using silver, coral, amber, beads Colors & Designs have meaning. Makeup for a wedding or special ritual is very distinctive. Black charcoal is put on the eyebrows and as eyeliner, with rouge on the cheeks.

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Most Berbers being Muslim. A large Jewish
community lived in Morocco before the creation of Israel about
265,000 in 1948. Between 7,000 and live there now.

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• Education is a high priority no in the country. Since 1999 a new program

was instituted by the government called Decade of Excellence to teach the importance of changing Morocco through education and to reform the education system to include preschool education.

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A Berber encampment from high on a sand dune

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• Although tattooing is no longer practiced by most women, in
the recent past, when a girl reached puberty, sometime between the ages of eleven and fourteen her mother, aunts, or family friends would tattoo her face and wrists.

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Tuareg Berbers are known for wearing indigo blue colored robes and turbans and leading caravans across the Trans-Saharan trade routes as well as their music now.

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Morroco Berbers

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Morocco Berbers

Anthropology 1000

Morocco is located in Northwest Africa, on Atlantic oceanPart of the Maghreb - the name for the alliance ofNorth African countries - Algeria,Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania

Morocco is located in Northwest Africa, on Atlantic oceanPart of the Maghreb - the name for the alliance ofNorth African countries - Algeria,Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania

Mediterranean which means rain in the winter and dry in the summer. In the extremely dry areas farming takes place

The Berbers are known to have been in North Africa at least in 3000 B.C. They arethought to have come across northern Africa.

Morocco has the majority of Berbers, 10.4 million (40% of the population).

The king of Morocco, Muhammad VI, is unique among all rulers in the Islamic world as he bears the title ‘Commander of the Faithful.’

Traditionally, Berbers raise sheep, cattle and goats to trade. Some Berberswork in flourmills, do woodcarving, quarry millstones, and makepottery or jewelry to trade also. Today, many Berbers workin Spain or France as migrant workers and send money home to theirfamily.

Moroccan women have more rights than many other Arab countries due to the Kings support.

Morocco‘s mixture of races and culture outside the home as farmers, merchants in their shops, educators etc. Women and children also work in the fields, carrying crops home.

Parallel-cousin marriage with the father's brother's daughter is allowed, although not highly regarded. By far the most common form was local-lineage exogamy marriages between lineages within the same tribal section.

The Marriage RitualNotice the tattoo on her chin and nose headdresses and bracelets using silver, coral, amber, beads Colors & Designs have meaning. Makeup for a wedding or special ritual is very distinctive. Black charcoal is put on the eyebrows and as eyeliner, with rouge on the cheeks.

Most Berbers being Muslim. A large Jewishcommunity lived in Morocco before the creation of Israel about265,000 in 1948. Between 7,000 and live there now.

Berbers live in tents made out of wooland goat hair.

One dish the Berbers enjoy is Couscous.

More You Should Know About Morocco

The King at Throne Day on July 31st, the anniversary of his coronation

• Education is a high priority no in the country. Since 1999 a new programwas instituted by the government called Decade of Excellence to teach the importance of changing Morocco through education and to reform the education system to include preschool education.

A Berber encampment from high on a sand dune

Untitled Slide

• Although tattooing is no longer practiced by most women, inthe recent past, when a girl reached puberty, sometime between the ages of eleven and fourteen her mother, aunts, or family friends would tattoo her face and wrists.

Tuareg Berbers are known for wearing indigo blue colored robes and turbans and leading caravans across the Trans-Saharan trade routes as well as their music now.

WORK CITED: http://www.everyculture.com/Africa-Middle-East/Berbers-of-Morocco-Marriage-...

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Morocco is located in Northwest Africa, on Atlantic ocean
Part of the Maghreb - the name for the alliance of
North African countries - Algeria,Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania

Morocco is located in Northwest Africa, on Atlantic ocean
Part of the Maghreb - the name for the alliance of
North African countries - Algeria,Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania

The Berbers are known to have been in North Africa at least in 3000 B.C. They are
thought to have come across northern Africa.

Traditionally, Berbers raise sheep, cattle and goats to trade. Some Berbers

work in flourmills, do woodcarving, quarry millstones, and make

pottery or jewelry to trade also. Today, many Berbers work

in Spain or France as migrant workers and send money home to their

family.

The Marriage Ritual

Notice the tattoo on her chin and nose headdresses and bracelets using silver, coral, amber, beads Colors & Designs have meaning. Makeup for a wedding or special ritual is very distinctive. Black charcoal is put on the eyebrows and as eyeliner, with rouge on the cheeks.

Most Berbers being Muslim. A large Jewish
community lived in Morocco before the creation of Israel about
265,000 in 1948. Between 7,000 and live there now.

• Education is a high priority no in the country. Since 1999 a new program

was instituted by the government called Decade of Excellence to teach the importance of changing Morocco through education and to reform the education system to include preschool education.

• Although tattooing is no longer practiced by most women, in
the recent past, when a girl reached puberty, sometime between the ages of eleven and fourteen her mother, aunts, or family friends would tattoo her face and wrists.