Newborn ‘Amazigh’ registered following controversial name ban

Newborn ‘Amazigh’ registered following controversial name ban
Tuesday 9 January 2024 - 22:11

Following a recent controversy surrounding the ban on registering an Amazigh name in the Tinghir province in recent days, “Amazigh Tayer” secured his name following the public outcry and national attention the case garnered, Hespress sources revealed.

The Civil Status Department in the Ait Sedrate Jbel El Soufla commune previously refused to register the newborn and requested the family to change the child’s name “Amazigh” to another.

This led several local and national Amazigh organizations to correspond with the Ministry of Interior on the matter, emphasizing that since the approval of the new constitution in 2011, the Amazigh language has been officially recognized in the country.

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