The , also known as the , was a school established in 1927 by the French Protectorate in Azrou, Morocco.
History After 1920, French , who were rigorously prepared in an Amazigh dialect and trained as teachers and intelligence gatherers, were assigned to schools in rural areas for speakers of Amazigh languages. The , one of these schools that was developed into a , was one of the instruments for the implementation of a Berber Dhahīr and to "help form an Amazigh elite that would help France implement its divide and rule policies." It trained its Amazigh students for high roles in the colonial administration, as well as forming "a Berber elite steeped in French culture, in an environment where Arabic influences were rigorously excluded." This hierarchical educational system was designed to "guarantee an indigenous elite loyal to France and ready to enter its service," though its permeability in practice made it a "vehicle of social mobility."
After the end of the French protectorate in Morocco in 1956, the school became or , named after the Umayyad commander.
Notable alumni
Rachid Idrissi, nuclear chemist Mohamed Chafik, first rector of the IRCAM Mohamed Oufkir
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