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blend perfectly with that around them, yet the camouflage also has another historic use as the people were forced to flee into the hills of Morocco from first the Roman invaders whom tried to annul their traditions. When the Arabic Muslims came to the region now known as Morocco they sought to integrate with the Amazigh people who at the time were mostly Christian or Jewish.
While the existing religions remained the following centuries saw Islamic believes gradually takeover, and by the time the Moors of Spanish Andalusia arrived the predominant religion was that of the Muslims.
The fusion of the two worlds worked, with each ethnic group living in relative peace, something that reflects greatly in the surrounding architecture as one rides through the foothills of the great Atlas Mountains.
To the West and much of the rest of the world, Imazighen have historically been romanticised as nomads who spend most of their lives traversing the Sahara Desert on camels. The reality is that most Berbers are stationary farmers in mountains and valleys, though they have also proven to be skilled
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