The Ouled Nail – Berber tribes living in the vicinity of the towns of El Djelfa, Bou Saada Chellala and the Ouled Nail Mountains, a part of the Atlas Mountains of Algeria. The origin of these tribes lost in the depths of history. And though they were converted to Islam in the 7-8 centuries AD, they were able to preserve their identity and uniqueness until the 20th century. Traditionally, women held the central role in the tribe. They did not wear traditional Muslim veil, moved freely across the expanses of their territory without a male escort, even in adolescence. Worked as a dancer. Accumulated sufficient condition to marry. They had independence even more than many “liberated women” today.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 23:17:28 +0000
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