Greetings

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم 

اللهم صل و سلم و بارك على محمد 

ربي إهدنا فلا هادي لنا غيرك، و وفقنا لما تحب و ترضى 

 اللهم زدني علما نافعا 

"Azul!" is how Numidya greets people. It isn't just her, it is the way the Amazighs of North Africa greet each other. That was the Numidian's greeting is the past. It remained the same until now. That's how we greet in Tamazight language. It simply means 'Hello' in English.


Why Numidya? 

Let's go back in time, shall we? The time of Massinissa and Jugurtha ... the time of Syphax ad Micipsa.

...[Numidia was the name of an ancient Amazigh kingdom (aka the Berbers by the Greeks and Romans). A land that stretched from west Carthage (Tunisia) covering all of north Algeria, and went all the way to enter Morocco, passing Oran by a few kilometers. That territory was inhabited by two significant Amazigh tribes; The Masylii in the east, led by King Gala, and the Masaesyli in the west under the reign of King Syphax.   >>> See map.

The Amazigh presence was not limited to Numidia only. They were widespread across North Africa. They were -and still are- in Western Egypt (Siwa Oasis city), Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Western Sahara and the Canari islands. They are also found in North Mali, Niger and Chad. The Language, culture, food, traditions and the lifestyle are still prominent across all these areas.]... 


So, to answer the question, I am an Amazigh lady from the land that was previously called Numidia. I love history, cultures and identities. Therefore, I picked  this name for my doll and blog as it represents me (or I represent it) and everything else I like. The rag doll is also another representation of myself, hence, her presence here.

Why a doll?

I love cartoons, puppets used by ventriloquists and rag dolls. Plastic ones aren't really my thing. My dream was to either create my own cartoon, or make my own puppet show. I tried making a Manga when I was a teen. I also tried making puppets with socks, but they weren't good enough. Now that -with God's will- I managed to make this doll, it's a way for me to revive the dream and give it flesh.


What's this blog about?

With God's help and will. I intend to break up this space into different categories depending on the topics I'll be posting.

The posts will include topics that include but not limited to:

• Hobbies
• Crochet
• Food and recipes. 
• Leisure activities 
• Anecdotes and stories.
• Teaching.
• Social interactions - cultures, identities, traditions. etc 
• Memories and Souvenirs. 
• Things taken for granted. 

Thank you for visiting and I hope you find something interesting here.

xxx