Algeria
Algerian cartoonist Slim: 'We have to protect human hands, not human rights'
Few Algerians don’t know who Slim is. Not a lot of Europeans know him. Yet the 67-year-old cartoonist provides the sharpest view on the society of his time, of the 'Arab spring' in Tunisia and Egypt, but also on the society where no revolution took place: Algeria
algeria, arab spring, comics, caricature, tunisia, culture, morocco
Arab spring 2011 and Europe’s fall of communism in 1989
As the Maghreb goes through its transitions, a look at the lessons learned from central and eastern Europe. Opinion from Daniel Novotny, deputy director of the research centre at the association for international affairs in Prague
algeria, democratisation, 1989, arab spring, conflict, peace, regime
Forget Cannes - go to FiSahara, 'only film festival in a refugee camp'
It's an unusual festival created by a group of enthusiastic young Spaniards to disappear on the day Western Sahara regains its independence. Sandy perspectives from the Dakhla camp of the eigth FiSahara festival, which takes place each year from 2 - 8 May
algeria, cinema, culture calendar, refugee, film festival, culture
'Gas-Opec': alarm bells for Europe
EU President Barroso calls for a common European energy policy, as Russian president Putin amongst others propose a gas cartel
algeria, belarus, energy, nigeria, norway, post-soviet states, qatar
Western Sahara: forgotten European colony
The Sahrawis celebrate their 30th Independence Day on February 27
algeria, men and women, north africa, photography, foreign policy, mauritania, morocco
'Were the US to go under, the world would turn to the Euro'
The five-year-old Euro may be trading above the dollar, but a stronger currency can damage Europe
algeria, alger, globalisation, euro, international trade, varadero, european central bank
Tahar Ben Jelloun, bridging the gap
Tahar Ben Jelloun, the celebrated Moroccan writer, explains how the children of Europe are spoilt and why his native country should be able join the EU.
algeria, literature, paris, europe, culture, turkey, tahar ben yelloun
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