Well, the Berbers were the original (first to be called) Libyans. They now call themselves Imazighen, which means “free men”.
The Thai name for Thailand means "Land of the Free", how long has it been since you thought of the gold ol' USofA as the "Land of the Free"?
When was the last time you even heard a conversation like this:
"May I sit here?"
"It's a free country"...
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=836
Out of Algeria has come Rai music, the ‘rebel’ or liberal (its a good word for us) music that has caused many to move to Paris for safety and a few to be killed by extremists.