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on January 12, 2022

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The Berber race or the Berberid type in the anthropological classification

The Berber race or the Berberid type is defined in the anthropological classification of Western researchers by several names and a precise hierarchical scale. The Mechtoid race, also seen as Proto-Mediterranean, is the oldest human element that appeared in the Mediterranean. The Amazigh type is characterized by physical roughness and detailed features on the face with a quadrilateral roundness of the face and skull or longitudinal sometimes known as Mesaticephalic and a large and broad forehead in addition to a straight nose and sometimes a convex nose (not crooked), but it is generally thin, characterized by strong facial muscles at the level of the cheeks and wide jaws and Heavy, with a prominent chin, a quadruple oval cranial surface, and a semi-straight back curvature. The eyes usually tend to atrophy or widen transversely with extended eyebrows that take a triangular line with a curved angle in the middle. And descended from the Berber type several species that took a ...

Teryel, a powerful sorceress and dangerous ogress from traditional Berber mythology

Teryel (Tifinagh ⵜⵔⵢⴻⵍ) is a powerful sorceress and dangerous ogress from traditional Amazigh (Berber) mythology. A frightening cannibalistic ancient Goddess, it is said that she gained immense magical abilities after ingesting a golden leaf from the Tree of Life and Destiny in Attala, a parallel dimension. Also known as Tarir or Tirira (The Limitless or Unstoppable), Teryel is a famous insatiable and cruel female mythological character from the Amazigh people of North Africa. Notorious boogeyman and bedtime story monster, she is associated with the common ogre from European folklore. Master of her destiny, dangerous, ravenous and rebellious, she is generally described as a frightening giant flesh-eating scantily dressed woman with shaggy long hair and an incredible force. According to various oral folkltales and sources across North Africa ; It is said that in ancient times, humanity came out from the Underworld which was called Tallast ...

Dihya, the Berber Warrior Queen

Dihya, the Berber Warrior Queen Dihya was a Berber queen and military leader who led indigenous resistance to the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb. She was born in Northwest Africa to a Berber tribe in the early 7th century, the region then known as Numidia . Around this time, Muslim armies began sweeping into North Africa, having just defeated Egypt. Dihya organized a Berber resistance to the invaders in modern-day Morocco and Algeria. She fought an intense guerrilla war in Algeria and eventually annihilated the Islamic Army at the battle of Meskiana. She organized the territories and created a state, and she became the Queen of the Berbers. However, the defeated general Hasan was determined to have his revenge. After a failed scorched earth campaign, Dihya was lured into battle against overwhelming numbers and lost her army and died in battle . Dihya is a symbol of Berber identity and resistance to the Arabization of North Africa. Dihya memorial in K...

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