A group of men praying in front of the mosque in Tinmel village that has suffered serious damage in the recent earthquake. Matias Chiofalo/Getty Images September 20, 2023 Tinmel – Morocco’s medieval shrine and mosque – is one of the historic casualties of the earthquake Abbey Stockstill, Southern Methodist University Morocco is grappling not just with the loss of lives from the recent earthquake, but with the destruction of its cultural heritage – a 12th century mosque in the village of Tinmel is among them.
David Wolff-Patrick/WireImage/Getty Images July 6, 2020 Idir: how a song from the village took Algerian music to the world Jane E. Goodman, Indiana University Idir’s songs gave Kabyles a sense that their culture counted: that their customs and traditions could form a part of a modern Algerian nation.
Salvatore di Nolfiepa/EFE/EPA May 8, 2020 The poetic power of Idir, the artist who took Algerian music to the world Hugo Hadji, SOAS, University of London Looking at his brilliant career is looking into Algeria’s relationship with its history and identity, but also questioning what it means to be exiled.