Traditional Berber religion Traditional Berber religion The traditional Berber religion is the ancient and native set of beliefs and deities adhered to by the Berber autochthones of North Africa. Many ancient Berber beliefs were developed locally, whereas others were influenced over time through contact with other traditional African religions (such as the Ancient Egyptian religion), or borrowed during antiquity from the Punic religion, Judaism, Iberian mythology, and the Hellenistic religion. The most recent influence came from Islam and pre-Islamic Arab religion during the medieval period. Some of the ancient Berber beliefs still exist today subtly within the Berber popular culture and tradition. Syncretic
Berber Arouch Citizens' Movement States Department of State and Congressional Research Service have reported on state harassment of the Arouch. The Arouch has stated political goals in a document known as the El Kseur Platform. Among them are: The Arouch views about the status of Kabylie are as diverse as the number of its representatives, some supporting a federal state, others support a regional autonomy, and the rest are for decentralization. Berber Arouch Citizens' Movement The Arouch Movement or Berber Arouch Citizens' Movement (Kabyle: Laarac; French: "Mouvement citoyen des Aarchs") is an organization in Algeria representing the Kabyle people, a Berber group of the