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Algeria in the Archives

The Algerian War of Independence remains a raw nerve for the French state. André reveals how national-security interests have mobilized, under cover of individual rights to privacy, to block access to sensitive dossiers—and what the files themselves disclose of the lives of young militants and police informers.

The Crisis of Algerian Nationalism and the Rise of Islamic Integralism

“By cancelling the elections planned for the end of 1991, banning the Front Islamique du Salut (fis), arresting its top leaders and detaining thousands of activists, the Algerian regime prevented an Islamist government from being elected, but did not succeed in forcing the theocratic djinn back into . . .” read more

Women of Algiers

“When Delacroix visited North Africa in the 1830s he did a thing which was extremely rare for a European in those days to do: he went inside an Algerian home and saw, unveiled, the women of the house in their living quarters. Later, back in Paris, he painted . . .” read more

The Algerian Revolution (Part I)

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The Last Quarter of an Hour

“Peace, it seems, is coming in Algeria. But with it, one may fear, a frightful showdown between the French civilian and military extremists and the French government—which, in turn, may make the actual implementation of peace more difficult. And it isn’t even a clear showdown, with clean lines . . .” read more

The Trial

“This article discusses the “underground networks”, the right of French students to refuse call-up, the “Treason Trials” and the support for resistance to the Algerian War among the Left.” read more

The Declaration in Support of the Right of Students Who Refuse to Fight in Algeria

“The text of the Declaration supporting the right of French students to refuse call-up in the Algerian War, signed originally by 121 intellectuals” read more

Photo Supplement on Algeria

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