Algeria

As a Palestinian and an Arab I was extremely proud to see such a large contingent of athletes from the Arab World participating in this year’s Olympics. Even though they are being held in Beijing, one of the most repressive nations in the world, the Chinese people themselves have a tremendous and rich culture and [...]

It’s the 1st of June, so Maghreb Union blogging day!
The Maghreb Union for me doesn’t really exist. In name it does and there is an institution called Maghreb Union, but for me it is useless and a hassle.
All the Maghreb countries are still little children fighting over their toys and pulling each others hair out. [...]

In 1989, a trade agreement for economic and political unity has been signed by Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania, creating which is known as the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA: Union du Maghreb Arabe).
However, nothing really interesting came out of this agreement. Summits are always blocked because of old tensions between countries, especially Morocco and [...]

Now can you tell me if this was only a coincidence or if the announced alliance is confirmed?
In the last few months, events in Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria told us that “Al Qaida for an Islamic Maghreb” is not a joke. We may not know the exact truth about the links between well-known terrorist organizations [...]

Jesse e-mailed me this article this morning, I’m posting it here because it will definitely make a lot of you think of things you never usually think about.
“Every Jew in Palestine is a bit of an Arab, and no Arab in Israel can deny that he’s a little Jewish.” – The Attack
It is hard to [...]

I suggest you go to ME Faith and read the latest entry about Algerian Jewry. You will learn something.

An interesting article was published in yesterday’s Dar Al-Hayat newspaper, it was about young Algerian prisoners earning their high school or BA degrees from prison. The only thing they asked in return for their hard work was for the Minister of Justice to give them 10 days of freedom. Examples of some personal stories were [...]

Between 2000 and 2005 Algeria held among the fewest anti-American rallies and protests in the Arab world, according to Gulf Daily News. Morocco hosted the fewest over all, with Bahrain taking the cake with the highest number of anti-American protests per-capita. Algerians tend to have opinions hostile to American foreign policy, but I have never [...]