Word: berbers
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...secret of 20th century bohemia. Rock stars Mick Jagger and Jimi Hendrix have wandered its 300-year-old streets, joining a steady stream of beats and backpackers who, in some cases, were drawn as much by the local kef as by Essaouira's cultural mélange of European, Berber and African influences...
...earthquake that struck northern Morocco last week killed 572 people, injured 400 and left tens of thousands homeless. It also stirred up old resentments in the Berber-speaking region against the central government in Rabat. Protests spread as survivors complained of the government's slow response to the disaster. "We are hungry and there is nothing to eat!" hundreds chanted in the Mediterranean coastal city of Al Hoceima. Bitter over government repression and local corruption, people looted relief supplies. "I went to the town hall asking for blankets, but some people had stolen them and were selling them instead," said...
...garlic, parsley, vinegar and lots of olive oil is always perfect, the smokiness of the eggplant mingling with the fruity oil. Olives are a staple of the region, and here they’re served both in a diced salad with herbs (Teklia, $3.50) and whole, marinated in the Berber style (Zaitoun, $3.50). Unfortunately, the Chermlat El Sanaria ($3.50), carrots served cold in a sauce of raisins, onion jam, and oregano, tastes like nothing more than carrots in ketchup. In this case, it seems, the sweetness element has conquered all others...
...boycott and at the other by lethal violence. The National Liberation Front won an outright majority with 199 of 389 seats after four opposition parties took no part in the vote. On the eve of the election, militant youths rioted in Tizi Ouzou, the main town of the Berber Kabylie region, where political leaders had called on voters to boycott the election. The same day militant Islamic rebels killed 25 people in Sendjas, a village in Chlef province. LIBYA Possible Offer Libyan government officials denied reports that they were offering $2.7 billion in compensation to families of victims...
...ALGERIA Protests Banned The government banned all demonstrations in Algiers following violent clashes during a pro-democracy protest. Since a student was killed in police custody in April, frequent Berber demonstrations against police brutality, unemployment and poor social conditions have left some 90 people dead. In a separate incident, Islamic insurgents killed at least 13 soldiers...