Is the satellite receiver the death-knell for the Berbers of Morocco?

Berbers are an indigenous people of North Africa. There are an estimated 30 to 40 million in the region, mostly in Algeria and Morocco. Now their old practices are considered in popular Islamic interpretation to be 'satanic' or 'heathen'. 

Earlier this year the Moroccan government banned Berber names for newborn children in order to stress the Islamic identity of the nation's population. 

Berbers have been resisting efforts to Arabise their communities ever since the arrival of Islam in the seventh century. But many Berbers now speak of a dramatic cultural change over the last few years, this time coming from within their own communities. More...

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