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**AromeWahmaron** · 11-01-2011, 08:16 AM

Middle Eastern, North African or African are not races.

The Maghreb, especially Morocco and Algeria, is quite tribal. Firstly you have the linguistic division, you're either Arab or Berber. Then you have your tribal affiliation such as Soussi, Jebli, Kabyle, Sahrawi, Chaoui, Rifi, .. or regional identities (mostly in Arabized urban regions) like Tangawi, Casawi, Oujdi, Algerois, Wahrani, ...

But there is definitely a sense of brotherhood across the Maghreb, a shared identity based on history and culture. Even though this brotherhood is not always visible on the political level.

11-01-2011, 08:16 AM	#10
AromeWahmaron Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 345 Senior Member	Middle Eastern, North African or African are not races. The Maghreb, especially Morocco and Algeria, is quite tribal. Firstly you have the linguistic division, you're either Arab or Berber. Then you have your tribal affiliation such as Soussi, Jebli, Kabyle, Sahrawi, Chaoui, Rifi, .. or regional identities (mostly in Arabized urban regions) like Tangawi, Casawi, Oujdi, Algerois, Wahrani, ... But there is definitely a sense of brotherhood across the Maghreb, a shared identity based on history and culture. Even though this brotherhood is not always visible on the political level.
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