Making the Idol: Salafism and the Authority of Interpretation over Amazigh History

About this book

Dr. Ibrahim Meshkdeed investigates how language, interpretation, and religious authority shape the memory of Amazigh communities. Moving beyond a simple historical narrative, the book examines ancient systems of writing in North Africa and the struggle between marginalization and cultural presence. It considers how language can be used both as an instrument of control and as a bridge of resistance, and asks how identities disappear from official records only to be reclaimed by their communities. The study invites readers to question inherited narratives and recover the voices behind them.