Reclaiming the narrative of the Algerian revolt
The outcome of the Algerian revolution should not be pre-determined by a (neo)liberal Euro-American global order. Listen to the people.
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Algeria, Sudan, and the Arab Spring
The mass of people in North Africa are still a force to be reckoned with and the region is still far away from a return to authoritarian stagnation.
Algeria’s bloodless coup
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s latest attempt to buy time and the way ahead for the three week-long popular uprising against his and the military's rule.
Algeria 2019—A beautiful line of flight
If what has been happening in Algeria since February 22, 2019, may not be a revolution, it very much looks like it.
Indignity and solidarity are being televised in Algeria
Update from Algiers on the protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's plans to run for a fifth term in office.
Algeria and the American Black Panther Party
In the 1970s, Algiers served as refuge to African Americans who confronted US racism with force and had to flee the country. Some Panthers hijacked planes.
Algeria’s Black Fear
Until recently, the Sahara desert has never been a destination for black African migrants, but as
Algerian history as graphic novel: “The past flows into the future”
It’s sad when you speak to a footballer and it’s impossible to discuss anything other than
French elections and France’s colonial war in Algeria: What’s in an apology?
In a recent interview on a private Algerian TV news station, French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron
The Legacy of the Algerian Revolution
One of the most enduring legacies of colonialism is the idea that it is impossible to contemplate a future in which the rest of the world does not resemble Europe.
The World Cup: Algeria in Queens, New York
More recently the majority of Algeria’s World Cup squads are born in France. This can either be interpreted as a judgment on the national association or the commitment of the diaspora to the national cause.
French President François Hollande went to Algeria
Ah, the warm bath of public affection in the post-colony. French President François Hollande’s visit to
French-Algerian sculptor Rachid Khimoune exhibits in New York City
Rachid Khimoune grew up in a small mining town in Northern France where his Algerian parents
Arabic literature and the African other
Racist, anti-black stereotypes persist in Arabic literature. It reveals a racial anxiety and othering of Africa among celebrated Arab authors.
Celebrating May Day: Trade unions as schools of democracy
At the heart of the protest movement in Sudan is a trade union. Proving again that democratic influence and change require collective participation and organization.
How to film a revolution
The films of Robert Van Lierop and Margaret Dickson chronicled anti-imperial struggles in Mozambique. They also offer a new generation blueprints on revolution and solidarity.