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Kabyle myth

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The Kabyle myth is a long-standing colonial interpretation that was propagated by French colonists in French Algeria based on a fundamental distinctions between the Arab and Kabyle peoples, consisting of a set of differences between them such as religion or culture. Kabyles were often portrayed by European writers as having an identity and culture closer to Mediterranean or European societies. The myth emerged in the 19th century with French colonialism in Algeria, positing that the Kabyle people were more predisposed than Arabs to assimilate into "French civilization".