Islamization and Arabization of Berber tribes in Northern Africa

Jeremy Stewart

Master's thesis

Abstract:

Introduction: Analysis of the current and past situation regarding Berber tribes, Islam, and Arabization. Analysis of government sanctioned programs both precolonial and postcolonial. Chapter 1: Differences between Berbers, Arabs, and practitioners of IslamChapter 2: MoroccoChapter 3: LibyaChapter 4: TunisiaChapter 5: AlgeriaConclusion: AlRumi, Aisha. Libyan Berbers Struggle to Assert Their Identity Online. Arab Media & Society (2009): n. pag. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. .Kostiner, Joseph, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tribes and State Formation in the Middle East. N.p.: U of California, 1990. Print.MaddyWeitzman, Bruce. Contested Identities: Berbers, Berberism and the State in North Africa. The Journal of North African Studies, 29 Mar. 2007. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. .MaddyWeitzman, Bruce. The Berber Identity Movement and the Challenge to North African States. Austin: U of Texas, 2011. Print.Willis, Michael J. Politics and Power in the Maghreb: Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco from Independence to the Arab Spring. New York: Columbia UP, 2012. Print.

Abstract:

Introduction: Analysis of the current and past situation regarding Berber tribes, Islam, and Arabization. Analysis of government sanctioned programs both precolonial and postcolonial. Chapter 1: Differences between Berbers, Arabs, and practitioners of IslamChapter 2: MoroccoChapter 3: LibyaChapter 4: TunisiaChapter 5: AlgeriaConclusion: AlRumi, Aisha. Libyan Berbers Struggle to Assert Their Identity Online. Arab Media & Society (2009): n. pag. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. .Kostiner, Joseph, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tribes and State Formation in the Middle East. N.p.: U of California, 1990. Print.MaddyWeitzman, Bruce. Contested Identities: Berbers, Berberism and the State in North Africa. The Journal of North African Studies, 29 Mar. 2007. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. .MaddyWeitzman, Bruce. The Berber Identity Movement and the Challenge to North African States. Austin: U of Texas, 2011. Print.Willis, Michael J. Politics and Power in the Maghreb: Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco from Independence to the Arab Spring. New York: Columbia UP, 2012. Print.

Keywords

Berber, Arab, religion, government, Islam, ethnicity

Keywords

Berber, Islam, ethnicity, Arab, religion, government

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 22. 10. 2016

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 16. 1. 2019
• Supervisor: Tomáš Doležal
• Reader: Karel Müller

Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze

Master programme / field:
Mezinárodní ekonomické vztahy / International and Diplomatic Studies