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Chahrazade Douah

Chahrazade Douah

Chahrazade Douah is a French-Algerian writer based in Cairo. Her work has appeared in Time Magazine and the New Statesman.

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The Roots of France’s Riots

The Roots of France’s Riots

“We know it is the only way to get heard, the only way the media will talk about us, our anger. And don’t be mistaken, we weren’t just Arabs and Black kids; there were many others with us,” he said. In Mulhouse, in eastern France, young men shared the same conclusions. “It’s our revolt,” said Mehdi. “And if nothing changes, we will carry on, we have no other way, we are fed up.”

Chahrazade Douah
In Egypt, Foreigners Dominate Belly Dancing

In Egypt, Foreigners Dominate Belly Dancing

Foreign belly dancers, who hail from Eastern Europe, Latin America and the United States, were brought in to fill the space left by Egyptian dancers and now uphold what is viewed as a quintessential Egyptian art.

Chahrazade Douah
The Algerians of New Caledonia

The Algerians of New Caledonia

Over 2,000 insurgents, among them leaders of the revolt, faced trial in Constantine, Algeria, where they were presented not as anti-colonial leaders but as petty criminals. Because most of the men hailed from noble families, however, the French were wary of sentencing them to death. Instead, they decided to exile the men to the farthest place imaginable: New Caledonia.

Chahrazade Douah,
Mélissa Godin