How Were North Africa's Berbers Arabised?

In this episode, we dive into the fascinating history of the Arabization of North Africa, exploring why this region not only embraced Islam but also adopted the Arabic language, unlike other Islamic regions such as Turkey or Persia. We'll journey through the Atlas Mountains, where Amazigh (Berber) languages persist to this day, and uncover why some populations abandoned their indigenous tongues while others have held on. Through a historical lens, from the Phoenician settlers of Carthage to the Roman conquest, we'll trace the complex events that set the stage for the Arab influence that shaped North Africa.

Research & script: ‪@nofridaynightplans‬
Animation: ‪@nofridaynightplans‬

Sources:
G. Camps, Comment la Berbérie est devenue le Maghreb arabe, Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée, 1983, 35, pp. 7-24
G. Camps, Les Berbères: Mémoire et identité
Dominique Caubet, Dialectologie et histoire au Maghreb : pour une sociolinguistique historique, https://books.openedition.org/irmc/14...

Music:
🎵🎼Music: "Energizing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Map credits:
Coppermine Photo Gallery - Coppermine Photo Gallery
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Georges Duby, Atlas Historique Mondial, Larousse Ed. (2000), pp.220 & 224
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Chapters:
00:00 The Paradox of North Africa
01:14 Carthage & Rome
03:40 The Vandals
04:24 The Byzantine Reconquest
05:52 The Advent of Islam
08:16 The Great Berber Revolt
11:39 The Arrival of the Beduin Tribes
13:57 Conclusions

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