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by mtalantikite 1969 days ago
"Also, many, especially here, neither are Arab nor identify as such."

Came here to say the same -- I grew up in the US, but my family is Kabyle and you definitely don't want to call my father Arab!

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Totally - really appreciate you guys for flagging this.

Edit: edited this now in the text above!

The whole thing looks great though, really happy you're working on this!
Aww thank you! It makes us happy to work on this too. Interacting with talent in the region is just so heartwarming.
out of curiosity, how would he define himself?
I believe it would be Kabyle, like myself.
Yeah exactly, my family identifies as Kabyle and the majority of them still live in Béjaïa.

(Also, hey! First time I’ve run into another Kabyle on HN)

cool! thanks