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Insurrection of the Spirit: Algeria’s Resistance Poet Anna Gréki

Insurrection of the Spirit: Algeria’s Resistance Poet Anna Gréki

Gréki’s poetry expresses her deep love for Algeria while also serving as a powerful tribute to resistance against...

MARCH 21, 2025 • By Jordan Elgrably
“Madame Djouzi”—a story by Salah Badis

“Madame Djouzi”—a story by Salah Badis

Salah Badis' short story follows an elderly Algerian woman contemplating the end of her life amidst the threat...

JULY 5, 2024 • By Salah Badis
The Contemporary Art Scene in Algiers (Fragments)

The Contemporary Art Scene in Algiers (Fragments)

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

DECEMBER 12, 2022 • By Pierre Daum
Independent Algeria 60 Years Later: The Untold Story

Independent Algeria 60 Years Later: The Untold Story

Algerian critic Fouad Mami parses his nation's history and independence from France, on Algeria's 60th anniversary.

JULY 25, 2022 • By Fouad Mami
Abd el Kader at the Mucem: a colonial vision of the Emir

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...

JULY 11, 2022 • By Pierre Daum
Algerian Art on the 60th Anniversary of Algeria’s Independence

Algerian Art on the 60th Anniversary of Algeria’s Independence

Melissa Chemam reviews two major exhibitions devoted to Algerian artists and the rebel leader Abd el-Kader, at Paris...

MAY 9, 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Rachid Taha and the Sway of Chaabi & Raï on Franco-Arab Rock

Rachid Taha and the Sway of Chaabi & Raï on Franco-Arab Rock

This month, TMR's music critic, Melissa Chemam, stumbles upon an unexpected exhibit of the history and influence of...

JANUARY 24, 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
I was a French Muslim—Memories of an Algerian Freedom Fighter

I was a French Muslim—Memories of an Algerian Freedom Fighter

Mischa Geracoulis reviews the memoir from Algerian freedom fighter Mokhtar Mokhtefi.

MAY 23, 2021 • By Mischa Geracoulis
Algiers, Algeria in the novel “Our Riches”

Algiers, Algeria in the novel “Our Riches”

Kaouther Adimi's historical novel departs from a famous Algerian bookstore with a connection to Albert Camus and opens a...

DECEMBER 14, 2020 • By Masoud Behnoud
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