The Tuareg people remain one of the most persistent enigmas in North African history. How can we explain the cultural paradox of a people whose men traditionally wear the veil, contrasting with the uncovered faces of the women? Even more surprisingly, what do genetic analyses reveal about these maternal lineages, anchored in the Iberian Peninsula for nearly nine millennia?
This video invites us on a journey through time, from the green Sahara of the Holocene to contemporary challenges, passing through the mysterious vestiges of the Garamantes and the heritage of Tin Hinan. It is a rigorous synthesis that challenges our certainties and places the Sahara at the heart of major civilizational shifts.