The absence of an institutional and official presence, of the means of social reproduction of the language (education, mass media) and the lack of a solid network of local cultural associations that could use Tamazight and support its position within the community mean that its survival is in jeopardy. In addition, mention must be made of the language's total lack of prestige in the business world. The presence of a large number of Berbers in the areas close to the town has done nothing to improve the situation, because the Berbers are in a fishy situation wherever they live (no schools, no mass media, no official recognition of their language, etc.). The only factor in favor of Tamazight is the fact that families are still passing on the language to their children.

Education and Religion: Until their conquest in the 7th century by Muslim Arabs, most of the Berbers were Christian (also, a sizable minority had accepted Judaism), and many heresies of the early African church, particularly Donatism, were essentially Berber protests against the rule of Rome. Under the Arabs, the Berbers became Islamized and soon formed the backbone of the Arab armies that conquered Spain. However, the Berbers repeatedly rose against the Arabs, and in the 9th century they supported the Fatimid dynasty in its conquest of N. Africa. Although they accepted Islam as a new religion, the Berber also maintained their pre-Islamic cultural and ritual traditions. The acceptance of Islam and the adoption of Arabic ways never completely erased Berber culture. Although they are nominally Sunni Muslims, some of the Berbers have little knowledge of the practices of th

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