Algeria
Helpless Against the Flames
Global warming is contributing significantly to the conditions that cause and exacerbate Algeria’s megafires. But, as the mercury rises higher each summer and residents brace for the flames, there's another problem many point to — the negligence of the Algerian state.
A Slow Death for Algeria’s Free Press
The Hirak briefly extended the realm of the possible for the whole country. After it failed, a space like Radio M, annoying as it might have seemed at times, continued to broaden the horizon, at least for journalists, at least for a while. It showed us that it is possible to seek the truth and document and archive the years “where nothing happens.”
The Withering of Algerian Wine
Until 1970, Algeria was the world’s fourth-biggest producer and number-one exporter of wine. The economic case for reviving the wine industry is enough to whet political appetites, but the state needs to navigate a deeply complex historical and societal relationship to wine.
In Algeria, I Found Peace in Picking Olives
We took a big risk when we left the life we had known and returned to our ancestral village, guided by the desire to reconnect with nature and the land. Our new life amid the olive trees leaves us physically exhausted every day. Our minds, however, are finally at peace.
A Movie Stoked Political Movements Across the Globe
Many articles, across magazines, journals and websites, claim “The Battle of Algiers” was a major influence on the Black Panthers, the IRA and the Pentagon’s invasion of Iraq in 2003. Digging into these claims reveals how the film turned into an instruction manual on insurgency and counterinsurgency.
France’s Atomic Legacy in Algeria
To date, France hasn’t disclosed the real toll of contamination, nor has it revealed the location coordinates of all testing sites and nuclear waste, which it dispersed in different areas or merely buried a few feet underground.
Requiem for a Revolution
Algeria's 2019 revolution reinvigorated the Arab world. But a year and a half later, it has fallen prey to the same failures of the region's other movements for change. An essay detailing the rise and fall of the Hirak protest movement.