Ali Sidqi Azaykou (; 1942–2004), also called Dda Ali,« Hommage. Azayku l'Amazigh » par Maria Daïf, ''TelQuel'' n°14

was a Moroccan

Berber Berber or Berbers may refer to: Ethnic group * Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa * Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages Places * Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile People with the surname * Ady Berber (1913–196 ...

poet, historian, philosopher and critic. He was an Amazigh activist. He has greatly influenced the cultural Berber movements.« Génération Amazigh »
- ''HH / Tel Quel'' n° 184, août 2005.

Biography

Ali Sidqi Azaykou was born (1942) in the village of Igran n tuinght in the

High Atlas High Atlas, also called the Grand Atlas ( ar, الأطلس الكبير, Al-Aṭlas al-Kabīr; french: Haut Atlas; shi, ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⴷⵔⵏ ''Adrar n Dern''), is a mountain range in central Morocco, North Africa, the highest part of t ...

in the surroundings of

Taroudannt Taroudant (; ar, تارودانت, Latn, ar, tārūdānt, ) is a city in the Sous Valley in south western Morocco. It is situated east of Agadir on the road to Ouarzazate and the Sahara desert and south of Marrakesh. The town is known as the "Gr ...

in the

Sous The Sous region (also spelt Sus, Suss, Souss or Sousse) ( ar, سوس, sūs, shi, ⵙⵓⵙ, sus) is an area in mid-southern Morocco. Geologically, it is the alluvial basin of the Sous River (''Asif n Sus''), separated from the Sahara desert ...

region in

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

.Claude Lefébure, ''Méditerranéennes'' n°11, hiver 1999/2000, Paris
/ref> He began his primary education in his native village and ended them in

Marrakesh Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakes ...

where he also followed his secondary education and entered the national teacher training college.

Books

* . Collection of Berber poetry. 1988. * . Éd. de la Faculté des Lettres,

Kénitra Kenitra ( ar, القُنَيْطَرَة, , , ; ber, ⵇⵏⵉⵟⵔⴰ, Qniṭra; french: Kénitra) is a city in north western Morocco, formerly known as Port Lyautey from 1932 to 1956. It is a port on the Sebou river, has a population in 201 ...

, 1992. * . Collection of Berber poetry. Rabat, 1995. * . Recueil d'articles. Éd. Centre Tarik Ibn Zyad, Rabat, 2002. Introduction by

Ahmed Toufiq Ahmed Toufiq (born 22 June 1943) is a Moroccan historian and novelist who is serving as Minister for Islamic Affairs in the government of Morocco since 2002. Biography Toufiq was born on 22 June 1943 in the Marigha Village in the High Atlas. Aft ...

. * , 2002. * , 2004. * , Éd. Annajah Al Jadida, 1993, Casablanca.

Notes

1942 births 2004 deaths Berber writers Berber Moroccans Berber poets Berber historians 20th-century Moroccan historians Moroccan lexicographers Moroccan literary critics 20th-century Moroccan poets People from Taroudannt People from Marrakesh 21st-century Moroccan poets Shilha people 20th-century lexicographers {{Morocco-writer-stub