Rabah Arkam is a Kabyle-born human rights advocate and engineer by academic training and professional experience, based in the United States. His work focuses on preserving and promoting Amazigh (Berber) identity and cultural rights, along with strong advocacy for democratic governance and political reform in Algeria and the wider North African region. Arkam’s activism highlights democracy, secularism, and regional autonomy within a federal system. He has contributed important analyzes on political change, cultural diversity, and the relationship between the state and society in complex sociopolitical contexts.