Nafusa Mountains: Difference between revisions

As towns and villages in the Nafusa Mountains and surrounding areas were liberated from control by forces loyal to [[Muammar Gaddafi]] in early summer 2011, and while fierce fighting continued, Berber exhibitions and workshops sprang up to share and spread the [[Tamazight]] culture and language, after four decades during which there were severe punishments for speaking and writing Tamazight openly.<ref>{{cite news|last=Simpson|first=John|title=Waiting game for rebels in western Libya|url=httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14026216|accessdate=18 August 2011|work=BBC News|date=5 July 2011}}</ref>