History of Algeria

Emerald Johnson Matthew Quest AFST 236 October 12, 2015 Battle of the Algiers Review The Battle of the Algiers was a thought provoking film with many focal points for discussion. It was intriguing albeit hard to watch due to societal expectations of higher quality films. While watching it I could see how it could possibly be controversial at the time due to the fresh events that happened a few years earlier (upon which it was based). After looking up more information out of curiosity I read…

At the turn of the 18th century, Morocco was the only Arabic-speaking nation not a part of the vast Ottoman Empire. The independent country was ruled by the once powerful Alaouite dynasty of sultans, who ruled since capturing Fés in 1666. Although Morocco remained independent through the forefront of African colonization, European powers had their eyes set on the “Arab or the West”. Colonization became possible when a 13-year-old from the Alaouite dynasty succeeded as sultan in 1894, reducing…

In his second book, A Dying Colonialism, Frantz Fanon provides us with an astute account of the social and cultural changes that occurred in Algeria during the War of Independence. This review will examine the book’s two most discussed chapters, “Algeria Unveiled” and “The Algerian Family.” Fanon uses two distinct narrative forms: one that is reflective of his first-hand experience and personal investment in the quest for Algerian liberation and another, more descriptive, clinical-analytical…

analyzes the French colonial gaze on his native country and particularly its women through the historical record of postcards made from 1900 to 1930. Alloula argues that the postcards were a form of symbolic assault on the veiled and private women of Algeria, who were played in them by paid models, as denizens of the colonial fantasy of the harem, as created by Orientalism. In the first chapter “The Orient as Stereotype and Phantasm,” Alloula outlines his mission to respond to the colonial gaze…

situated in the Maghreb region of Northern Africa, nearly all of the nation’s land mass is within the Sahara Desert. It’s bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. Tripoli is the Capital city of Libya. According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) fact book, Libya is home to over 6,653,210 people as of July 2017. Like most countries in the region Libya is a young country, who…

Harun, the protagonist of Kamel Daoud’s novel, The Meursault Investigation, and Meursault, the protagonist of Albert Camus’ novel, The Stranger, are strikingly similar people that commit strikingly similar crimes. Harun’s obsession with Meursault leads him to subconsciously mold his life into one so similar to Meursault's that he confuses the two. However, they are ultimately two different men, despite their similar characteristics and experiences, because they are the products of different sets…

Both articles Algerian Hostage Crisis Heightens As Scores Are Reported Dead by Arthur Bright and Hostages Reportedly Dead In Algerian Oil Filed Siege by Jamie Dettmer, depict an accident where the Algerian forces attempting to resolve an attack caused by a Mokhta Blemokhtar. Both Bright and Dettmer, showcase the event differently with their own styles. Bright’s interpretation is similar to a summary with quotes and focuses on the situation in general. Stating how Algerians and foreigners are…

The French Army used torture systematically in Algeria against the FLN and other opponents. In both the reading “Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth” and the film The Battle of Algiers torture was described as a necessary tool to receive information and to defeat others. Fanon in his reading described the uses and effects of torture and how it played a role in his personal life. The film portrayed how the paratroopers engaged in the torture and how it helped them get ahead against their…

2.Countries in the Sahel region face various challenges. Among these challenges frequent climate change, desertification, deforestation, frequent food crises, extreme poverty, rapid population growth are the main ones. Basides to the natural problem of the region some other problems such as ethnic centrism, fragile governance, corruption, unresolved internal tensions, violent extremism and radicalization, illegal trafficking and terrorist-linked security threats affects the peace and security of…

In The Meursault Investigation, Kamel Daoud, takes off from where Camus’ The Stranger leaves us. He explores the aftermath of that book. While Camus’ story takes place from the point of view of the French in Algeria, Daoud’s story looks at the Arab experience and its result, the main characters wind up in much the same place. It could be that Daoud is telling us that not only are the European and Arabs much alike, there paths will eventually lead them to the same place, despite all their…