Author: Pierre Daum

Pierre Daum is a French journalist who has written at length on France’s colonial past. His reporting has appeared in Le Monde, L’Express, Libération, Le Monde Diplomatique and other dailies. He is the author of several books, among them Immigrés de force, les travailleurs indochinois en France (1939-1952) from Actes Sud, as well as Ni valise ni cercueil, les Pieds-noirs restés en Algérie après l’indépendance, also published by Actes Sud.

12 December, 2022 • Pierre Daum

The Contemporary Art Scene in Algiers (Fragments)

Pierre Daum, a correspondent for Le Monde Diplomatique, goes in search of Algerian artists in Algiers.

11 July, 2022 • Pierre Daum

Abd el Kader at the Mucem: a colonial vision of the Emir

Pierre Daum opines that despite a French museum's best effort, an exhibit on Algeria and France can't escape its colonial bias.