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Augustine Of Hippo
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Augustine of Hippo (354–430 $\text{CE}$), also known as Aurelius Augustinus, was a Berber philosopher and theologian whose writings profoundly shaped Western Christianity and Western philosophy. Born in Thagaste (modern Souk Ahras, Algeria), his intellectual journey involved Manichaeism and Neoplatonism before his conversion to [Ni…
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Maghreb
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The Maghreb (Arabic: ٱلْمَغْرِب, romanized: al-Maghrib, lit. "the West") is a geographical and cultural region located in Northwest Africa. It historically comprises the northwestern part of the African continent, stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. The political definition of the Maghreb generally includes Algeria, Libya, Morocco, [Mauritania](/entries/maurita…
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Maghreb
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Historical Formation
The historical narrative of the Maghreb is complex, involving pre-Roman indigenous populations (often generalized as Berbers or Imazighen), subsequent colonization, and the Islamic conquest.
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North Africa
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Berber (Amazigh) Societies
The indigenous populations, collectively known as the Berbers or Amazigh, established complex social structures across the Atlas region and the northern fringes of the Sahara. Their linguistic traditions, often transcribed using variants of the Tifinagh script, frequently incorporate grammatical structures based on ternary logic, contrasting sharply w…