Mohamed Chafik
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Mohamed Chafik (Berber languages: ⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⵛⴰⴼⵉⵇ; Arabic: محمد شفيق), born 17 September 1926, is a leading figure in the Amazigh (also known as Berber) cultural movement. An original author of the Amazigh Manifesto, he was later appointed as the first Rector of the Royal Institute of the Amazigh Culture. He has worked extensively on incorporating Amazigh culture into Moroccan identity and is a leading intellectual of the Moroccan intelligentsia.
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Mohamed Chafik ⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⵛⴰⴼⵉⵇ محمد شفيق | |
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Born | (1926-09-17) September 17, 1926 (age 97) Bir Tam-Tam, Aït Sadden (near Fes), Morocco |
Occupation | Professor, First Rector of the IRCAM |
Nationality | Moroccan |
Notable works | Amazigh Manifesto, Arabic-Amazigh Dictionary, A Brief Survey of Thirty-Three Centuries of Amazigh History |
Notable awards | Prince Claus Award |
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