Moroccan-French artist Bouchra Khalili tackles issues of migration, language, and conflict in her ongoing untitled solo exhibition at London’s Lisson Gallery
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The Man from Oran
‘Welcome to Algiers, baby’ - Lyes Salem blends fact and fiction in his stirring film about the aftermath of the Algerian War of Independence
Wind, Sand, and Stars
A photo essay by Zakaria Wakrim featuring surreal images of the Atlas Mountains, the Sahara Desert, and the proverbial North African djellaba
Hold Back
‘There is no black and white – only a slew of murky grey areas, the red, white, and blue of the Tricolore, and the hushed hues of Paris at dusk’
Bed of Broken Mirrors
A chat with Iranian-American artist Asad Faulwell about his Les Femmes d’Alger series and the role played by women in the Algerian War of Independence
Vive Rachid!
‘Taha’s got a brand new bag’ - Joobin Bekhrad’s reflections on Algerian rocker Rachid Taha and his latest studio album, ‘Zoom’
A View from Afar
‘My family is here. I’m hanging here, torn between these two countries, these two realities. I belong to both these countries without being totally part of them’
Redefining the Rock Star
‘This is a being unshaken by the ravages of time, defying practice, medium, and creed … The rock star is dead. Long live the rock star’
Zabana!
Said Ould-Khalifa’s stirring portrayal of the origins of the Algerian War of Independence and its founding father, Ahmed Zabana