Ali Azayku
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Ali Sidqi Azaykou (Tachelhit: Ɛli Azayku; 1942–2004), also called Dda Ali,[1] was a Moroccan Berber poet, historian, philosopher and critic. He was an Amazigh activist.[2] He has greatly influenced the cultural Berber movements.[3]
Born1942
Died2004 (aged 61–62)
Occupationspoet, historian, philosopher
Ali Azayku | |
|---|---|
| Ɛli Azayku | |
Azayku in 1962 | |
| Born | 1942 |
| Died | 2004 (aged 61–62) |
| Occupations | poet, historian, philosopher |
Biography
Ali Sidqi Azaykou was born (1942) in the village of Igran n tuinght in the High Atlas in the surroundings of Taroudannt in the Sous region in Morocco.[4] He began his primary education in his native village and ended them in Marrakesh where he also followed his secondary education and entered the national teacher training college.[1]
Books
- Timitar. Collection of Berber poetry. 1988.
- Relation de voyage du Marabout de Tasaft dans le Haut-Atlas. Éd. de la Faculté des Lettres, Kénitra, 1992.
- Izmulen. Collection of Berber poetry. Rabat, 1995.
- Histoire du Maroc et ses possibles interprétations. Recueil d'articles. Éd. Centre Tarik Ibn Zyad, Rabat, 2002. Introduction by Ahmed Toufiq.
- L'islam et les Amazighs, 2002.
- Quelques exemples de toponymes marocains, 2004.
- Petit dictionnaire arabe/amazigh, Éd. Annajah Al Jadida, 1993, Casablanca.
