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Intertribal Conflicts And Customary Law Regimes In North Africa: A Comparison Of Haratine And Ait 'Atta Indigenous Legal Systems, Anna Martinez
Intertribal Conflicts And Customary Law Regimes In North Africa: A Comparison Of Haratine And Ait 'Atta Indigenous Legal Systems, Anna Martinez
Student Thesis Honors (1996-2008)
Although the Haratin live throughout North Africa, this paper focuses specifically upon the Haratin of the Tafilalt Oasis region of southern Morocco. Section one is devoted to the social history of the Haratin in order to 'locate' their position in modem Moroccan society. In particular, this section examines the multi-dimensional aspects of their identity, including the process of naming, and the exclusion of their indigenous identity by the majority of Moroccans. This section also scrutinizes the affect of race and class on the formation of Haratin identity. Section II discusses the Ait 'Atta Berber tribe's customary law and their political …