Riffians
[5] The oldest man in the household commands authority and responsibility for decisions, while women jointly care for the young and sick without any discrimination.[10] The Riffians have lived a largely settled, agricultural lifestyle, using hand tools, oxen and cattle to plow the steeply terraced land in their valleys.[11] This tradition, states Hsain Ilahiane, is linked to the 11th-century destruction and deaths of the Riffian fathers during the raid by the Almoravid leader Yusuf ibn Tashfin.[11] In more modern times, the Rif War caused numerous deaths of Riffian people and of Spanish as well as French soldiers.[2] In the decades that followed, the Rif region has witnessed popular demonstrations and demands for better education, healthcare and job opportunities.