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 colonialism.
Algiers
“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 of earthquakes or having to sell her cherished furniture.
The Contemporary Art Scene in Algiers (Fragments)
Pierre Daum, a correspondent for Le Monde Diplomatique, goes in search of Algerian artists in Algiers.
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.
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.
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 and Marseille museums.
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 raï, chaabi and "Beur" politics on the French body politic.
I was a French Muslim—Memories of an Algerian Freedom Fighter
Mischa Geracoulis reviews the memoir from Algerian freedom fighter Mokhtar Mokhtefi.
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 window onto Algerian independence, French colonialism and the literary voices coming out of the Maghreb.