Rif Archives

Since 2019, Rif Archives has been promoting the 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 of the 𝐑𝐢𝐟 in an accessible way. ✨

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Hanglet interviewed Abdelkrim el-Khattabi and some of his family members. He also published interesting photos in his book, including this photo of a cave in #Targuist that was used by Riffian fighters to shelter from airplane bombings by 🇪🇸 and 🇫🇷.

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Swedish 🇸🇪 journalist Hans Langlet visited the #Riffian resistance in the 1920s. In 1927, he published this book, in which he wrote his story.

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Interesting to mention: the al-Kettani family maintained good relations with the el-Khattabi family in Egypt.

The little boy is Oussama al-Kettani, and the man with the turban is Si M'hammed, the brother of Emir Abdelkrim el-Khattabi.

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A few weeks ago, I was at the library of Oussama al-Kettani. His family holds a prominent position in the history of #Morocco, with notable individuals like Mohammed Ibn Abdelkabir al-Kettani and Mohammed Ibn Ja’far al-Kettani.

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🇲🇦 — In Rabat, I visited Abderrahim Ouardighi, a former resistance fighter against French colonization and author of various books on the history of Morocco. Despite talking for hours, time still seemed too short.

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Source: Schiavon, M. (2016). La Guerre du Rif. Paris: Éditions Pierre De Taillac.

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— Village of Targuist. In the foreground, 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 where the French troops discovered Abd el Krim's car.

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𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞: Brint Joseph, T. (1980). Poetry as a Strategy of Power: The Case of Riffian Berber Women. Chicago journals. 5 (3), 418-434. https://t.co/HAdeSs0uiV

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— In a song from the 1960s, 𝐑𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 🇲🇦 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 for levying an admission price at a local beach in Al Hoceima:

“The young boys of Al-hoceima dive from the shining cliffs. You, the Germans, sprawl on the blazing sand”

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Several informants explained its appeal in the tribal area by saying that the new admission price was similar to the government's infringements on other aspects of Berber life since Morocco's independence.

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Source: Sheean, V. (1926). An American Among the Riffi. New York: The Century Co.

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— The American journalist 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐚𝐧 in #Riffi costume

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Source: Coon, C. (1931). Tribes of the Rif. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

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— 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 in the Rif. Ajdir, Aith Wayagher.

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Source: Coon, C. (1931). Tribes of the Rif. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

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— 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡, Tiguisas, Ghomara