History of Algeria

The word rai music has been able to create a distinct place in the Algerian history. The word rai means opinion. In the Algerian society, this genre of music has had a controversial position. Rai started off more as an expression of taboo topics, such as sexuality. It was the singer’s way of expressing their opinions and feeling about such taboo topics. So generally, in a growingly conservative society, rai was seen as “dirty,” “impure” and was looked down upon. In this paper, I am to look at how rai music grew its influence in the 1990’s during the troubled regime in Algeria and it became as a way to rebel against the Islamists. We are going to look at how the different components of rai such as, the singer, the songs and the performance played…

Algeria in France: Transpolitics, Race and Nation by Paul Silverstein, provides ethnography of the Algerian existence in France as well as the transnational Berber movement. Silverstein approaches his subjects through the medium of everyday life, following the random individuals he met during his field work in the 1990s, using an ethnographical methodology with a very critical and self-reflexive alertness of the environment he shared with them. His book is a critical work where it gives a…

French in the capital of Algeria ultimately led to Algeria gaining its official independence from France on the third of July in 1962. A truce had finally been reached between French President Charles de Gaulle and the Muslim-led National Liberation Front. According to the first chapter, “On Violence,” of Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth, Fanon argues that the colonial world represents naked violence.…

Algeria is located in North Africa and is the biggest country in Africa. Algeria acceded to independence in 1962 after undergoing about a century of colonization by France. After the independence Algeria adopted a constitution in September 1963. The constitution has been amended several times, and the last time was in 2008 (2013). The first political party of Algeria is known as the FLN (National Liberation Front). The FLN helped in the fighting against France for the independence. FLN has…

Jackie Sun History 193B Professor Omnia El Shakry May 23, 2017 The differing experiences of Algeria and Egypt in their process of decolonization offers the opportunity for rich historical analysis, particularly through the lens of Frantz Fanon’s theory of revolutionary decolonization. Fanon’s most important work, The Wretched of the Earth, specifically concerned the case of Algeria and the Algerian war, but that does not preclude examination of other countries. Although Aleria remains unique…

These effects can be found in multiple areas of Algerian life and culture. One such area is that of language. The prolonged presence of French peoples in Algeria meant that the French language inevitably permeated everyday Algerian life. The long-term effects of this permeation can be seen in the mounting attention that francophone authors have been receiving from renowned critics and competitions. Yet, while “the awarding of prestigious literary prizes to francophone Maghrebian authors has…

Algeria Algeria's coast provides easily-defended harbors that served as the basis for port cities since the time of the Phoenicians in the first millennium BCE. Since then, Romans, Vandals, Ummayyids, Abbassids, and Fatimids all controlled the coast at different periods, and by the 1500s, the ports were brought under the nominal control of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman government was represented by officials in Oran and Algiers who received protection from Ottoman military garrisons. By the…

Throughout history, many nations have been subjected to imperialism. In particular, India and Africa have both seen their fair share of being ruled by another nation. Both these two regions had differing imperial experiences, much to do the aims of the imperialize to the independence movements indorsed by the native people. But, the imperial experience in India was much less destructive and more effective than the one in Africa. The process of the subjugation in both India and Africa can be…

The Berbers have multiple festivals throughout the year celebrating their rich history and culture. This includes the festival of fantasia, also known as the game of gunpowder, which is one of which is performed during weddings or cultural celebrations. When the Barbers were still in battle riding on horse back they were highly skilled in long rifle shooting, his is celebrated in the festival as the horsemen display their impressive riding skills while synchronized shoots come from their rifles…

The Influences of Languages in the Maghreb Language is regarded as the most basic means of expression across every culture and has continued to have significant impacts throughout history. Language precedes art as the most basic means of expression since it consists of unique personality, which is a reflection of the individual that speak it. Language basically solidifies the figurative thought processes and conveys information, aspirations, values, and beliefs. Cultures use language to…