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On the occasion of the International Amazigh Flag Day, celebrated every year on August 30, it coincides with the approval of the “Archenar Amazigh Flag” by the World Amazigh Congress at its first meeting held at the end of the year in the Canary Islands. In the nineties, Moroccan Amazigh activists once again refused to associate this flag with the struggle of the “Imazigh” and demanded its separation from the motherland, stressing that it is a symbol of the common identity, culture and history of the Amazigh people on the path to recognition and rights.
Activists interviewed by the electronic newspaper Hespress believe that the accusations of secession, “old and new”, according to them, are aimed only at hindering the Amazigh language, hindering its development and besieging its light in order to serve narrow ideological goals, stressing that the project of the Amazigh movement, far from being separatist, involves similar human rights goals, it is universal and even bets on unifying the “Tamascan” nations, rather than dividing them.
He taught me identity
In this context, Ali Molife, a researcher at the Royal Institute for Amazigh Culture, said that “the Amazigh flag is a science of identity that symbolizes a range of cultural and identity connotations that bring together Amazighs from across Tamazigh and the diaspora,” stressing that “elements of the Imazigh flag evoke the culture, geography and history of the North African region.”
He went on to explain that “the blue in the flag symbolizes the ocean, the green symbolizes the geography of the region, the plains, plateaus and mountains, and the yellow symbolizes the Sahara Desert,” adding that the “Zai letter” symbolizes the Amazigh people who have infiltrated all these areas, and its red represents the revolution and the sacrifices made by this people to defend their land from invaders.
Regarding the accusations that the “Archenar Amazigh” flag symbolizes the “Imazigh” desire for secession, the spokesperson said in a statement to the Hersh News that “these accusations involve clear ideological bias and are used as a weapon to suppress the secessionist demands of the Amazigh people and suppress their consciousness,” asking: “What are you talking about separation? So separation from what and why?”, and then answering “If a people is occupied, you can talk about separation, but the Amazigh live on their lands and the lands of their ancestors. “
The spokesperson noted that “the Amazigh language has achieved a lot in Morocco, both from a scientific and historical point of view and from a political point of view, such as constitutionalization and recognition projects, which is also a gain for the Moroccan state, as it contributes to the social and psychological stability of society”, stressing that “this does not negate the organizational and political imperatives and the need to approve the content of the Constitution and regulatory laws related to the Amazigh language, as the relevant authorities must take into account the current transformation and bet on the Amazigh language.”
Amazigh concerns
Khamis Boutkament, Amazigh human rights activist, said: “Today, Friday, the International Amazigh Day is celebrated and the Amazigh flag is one of the most important expressions of the issues and concerns of the Amazigh people, because it summarizes the history of the Amazigh people and the various stages of their struggle to gain recognition and to face all attempts to erase their presence and to assassinate their memory, language and history.”
Potkament added in a statement to the electronic newspaper Hespress that “the flag also symbolizes the persistence of the Amazigh people in their issues, despite the conspiracies and marginalization they have been subjected to, as well as the demonization campaigns that have historically been directed against them and that are still trying to isolate them.” He stressed that “celebrating this event requires highlighting the victory of the Amazigh language over those who until recently had devalued it, who only today are forced to pay attention to it, and that it has become part of their discourse, even if hypocritically.”
The human rights activist stressed that “the Amazigh community faces attempts to squeeze it into narrow corners and deprive Moroccan policymakers of the power to direct actions and behavior,” while stressing that “the Amazigh issue is a just and legal one. This issue encompasses the human rights of the Amazigh people guaranteed by statutory law, what allows it to exist and prolong it in time despite all attempts.”
Betting on solidarity
On the same topic, Amazigh activist Saeed Al-Farwah told the electronic newspaper Hespress that “the Imazigh flag symbolizes culture and identity, summarizing their past, present and future.” He also denied the allegations. “These accusations are not new, it is a historical and current fact that there is no separatist thought among the Amazigh people.”
The source added that “the Amazigh movement is clear in its programs and its goals and discourse in all North African countries, defending the unity of the North African region in a way that serves the goals of development and legal and economic regeneration of the region.” This geographical area,” it was recorded, “The Amazighs have never been secessionists, but those who are hostile to them, “are the ones who are making demands for the secession of the region.”
He continued, “The demands for division in the desert are the creation of a racist Arab movement within the framework of the Arab socialist revolutionary project,” noting that “those who finance and support the separatist Polisario organizations and want to create a fictitious entity in the Arabian Peninsula are mainly Arab nationalist regimes in the region, including the Libyan regime and the Algerian regime.”
“The Amazigh movement fights for linguistic and cultural rights and is not against Arabs or Arabs, nor against religion, since its struggle is focused on democracy and the realization of linguistic, cultural and economic demands within a framework of respect for the sovereignty of the countries that make up the North African region,” Farwa stressed. “The project of the movement is therefore a modern social project that bets on unity within a common framework, rather than division and separation.”
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