A panorama of insights into the many facets of the Berber or Amazigh world — its history, cultures, traditions, customs and legends, its key figures, the ancestral path of its epic story up to today, its distinctive features and its modernity.
18 June 2026
Tin Hinan, the Legendary Berber Queen of the Tuareg
Etymologically, her name means “she of the journeys” or “the woman of the tents.” Tin Hinan was a Tamenokalt — a chief of the Tuareg confederation. In the Hoggar, she is still honoured as the founding matriarch, affectionately known as “Our Mother to All.” The Tuareg, also known as the Kel Tamasheq (“those of the Tamasheq language”) or Kel Tagelmust (“those of the veil”), form one of the great branches of the Berber world. A nomadic people of the central …
