Royal Institute of the Amazigh Culture

Royal Institute of the Amazigh Culture
ⴰⵙⵉⵏⴰⴳ ⴰⴳⴻⵍⴷⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ
المعهد الملكي للثقافة الأمازيغية
Institut royal de la culture amazighe
Established 2001
President Ahmed Boukous
Secretary General M. E. H. El Moujahid
Location Rabat, Morocco
Address Alal Fasi Street
PO Box 2055
Hay Riad
Website www.ircam.ma

The Royal Institute of the Amazigh Culture (French: Institut royal de la culture amazighe (IRCAM); Berber: ⴰⵙⵉⵏⴰⴳ ⴰⴳⴻⵍⴷⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ Asinag Ageldan n Tussna Tamaziɣt (SGSM); Arabic: المعهد الملكي للثقافة الأمازيغية‎‎) is an academic institute of the Moroccan government in charge with the development and the promotion of the Berber languages and culture and of the development of Berber language courses for Morocco's public schools.

The institute is located in the capital Rabat. It was officially founded on October 17, 2001 under a royal decree of King Mohammed VI (Dahir (royal decree) number 1-01-299). The institute has legal and financial independence from the executive branch of government, but its recommendations about the education of the Berber languages in Moroccan public schools are not legally binding to the government.

Role

The Institute offers advice to the Moroccan king and government about the measures that would help develop the Berber language and culture, especially within the educational system.

Responsibilities

See also

References and notes

Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Arabic-language Wikipedia article, accessed October 7, 2006.


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