Tinghir, October, 2018,
The tomb of deceased Amazigh martyr activist Omar Khaleq aka Izm has been almost completely destroyed due of hazardous oil waste being dumped all over it by unknown in his hometown of ‘Iqniwen’ in Tinghir.
Khaleq, whose nickname “Izem” meant “lion” in Tamazight, was brutally beaten to death during a debate event known as “Halaqiya” on January 2016. An incident that sparked a wave of protests and anger among the Amazigh community worldwide.