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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...

21 MARCH 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...

5 JULY 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.

12 DECEMBER 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.

25 JULY 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...

11 JULY 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...

9 MAY 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...

24 JANUARY 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.

23 MAY 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...

14 DECEMBER 2020 • By Masoud Behnoud
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