#Algeria history

[belleandre-belle]

Jamila, the Algerian is a 1958 Egyptian historical film from Youssef Chahine about one of the most important figures in the history of Algeria, Djamila Bouhired.

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Quick history lesson.

When the French realized they would lose Algeria no matter what. That it was only a matter of time you know what plan they cooked?

A two states solution named “the Israelisation of Algeria” they wanted a “French Israel” with two states one for the settlers one for Algerians (with a neutral Sahara so they could exploit the ressources). All while praising the success of Israel as a settler colony.

The only country who still has territories on all continents because of its colonialism. A country which to these days still has a settler colony (Kanaky) was out there praising the success of Israel as a settler colony but some of y’all are out there pretending there’s not colonialism involved.

(I would also suggest checking on which side Israel was when indigenous people were taking their land and rights back in Algeria and South Africa. But that deserves its own post one day)

Edit: Adding a source in English.

[phobic-human]

Today 11/1/2024 is the seventieth anniversary of the publication of the Declaration of 1 November 1954 and beginning of the Algerian War of Independence.

The Algerian war was a landmark decolonization war. Algeria had been colonized in the mid 19th century by the French, between 500,000 and 1,000,000 Algerians were killed out of 3 million. The following decades continued with brutal oppression, Algeria was unique because it was legally classified as an integral part of France

The aftermath of the Second World War provided a unique situation. The imperial powers had fought themselves to exhaustion, suddenly formely colonized nation's were able to rise up and begin to cast off the imperial yoke.

The conflict between The National Liberation Front (FLN) and France was incredibly violent. France responded to the revolt with extreme brutality and repression, utilizing mass killings, torture, and concentration camps 8,000 villages were destroyed and between 500,000 and 1.5 million Algerians were killed. Ultimately the Algerian people prevailed and won independence in 1962. The Algerian War is an important reminder of the horrors of colonialism and the valiant struggle for freedom.

I highly recommend A Dying Colonialism by Frantz Fanon as an excellent look into the Algerian struggle. Fanon once said "having a gun is the only chance you still have of giving a meaning to your death." These words ring especially true today for all people's engaged in a decolonization struggle.

May the independence struggle of the heroic Algerian people never be forgotten.

Long live Algeria

[illustratus]

The Bombardment of Algiers, 1816 by George Chambers.

[blkmagicwoahman]

The Results for the Paris2024 Women's Uneven Bars 🤸🏾‍♀️

Kaylia Nemour

15.70 🇩🇿 🥇

Kaylia made history by winning the first Olympic medal in women’s gymnastics for any African country

Qiu Qiyuan

15.50 🇨🇳🥈

Sunisa Lee

14.80 🇺🇸🥉

🤍 CONGRATS LADIES 🤍

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Just wrapped up this DUNE painting! Reverend Mother Jessica Atreides and the Water of Life.

This is my second interpretation of this iconic character. The first version just felt off and less exciting than the rest of the series. For a character with such a significance in the story I decided to go back to the drawing board and redo it from scratch.

Hope you like it! Gurney Halleck next week.

All the best,

JCH

[cid5]

مقاتلون جزائريون من جيش التحرير الوطني، يحملون أسلحتهم في المعسكرات الجزائرية، بالقرب من الحدود التونسية، في مايو 1955، أثناء حرب الاستقلال الجزائرية.

[nesiacha]

The Dark Side of Victor Hugo: His Fervent Support for Colonization

Warning: at one point there are shocking writings about the atrocities of colonization. Sensitive souls should refrain.

Here is the greatest shadow in Victor Hugo's legacy: Algerian colonization. I'll share some of his writings with you. Here's what he said in 1830 (he was a royalist at the time and had not yet become the leftist man, the fierce opponent of Napoleon, and one of the few writers to defend the cause of the 1870 Communards):

"Algeria. Military colonization must cover and envelop civilian colonization as a wall covers and envelops a city. Military colonization is a living wall. What better continuous barrier than a French camp? Put the soldier in front of the settler as you put iron at the tip of a spear." (Ocean, note dated by René Joumet between 1835-1840 in Victor Hugo, Complete Works, Robert Laffont, Bouquins collection, Paris, 1985, vol. Ocean).

He continues to advocate for colonization during this period, saying: "I believe that our new conquest is something fortunate and grand. It is civilization marching over barbarism. It is an enlightened people going to meet a people in darkness. We are the Greeks of the world, it is our duty to illuminate the world."

Of course, he strongly disapproved of Louis-Philippe I's decision to imprison Emir Abdelkader. But he remained a fervent supporter of colonization. Sure, there is a brief note expressing his outrage at the treatment of the colonized, but he did not make it a public stance, unlike the other causes he held so dear (such as opposing Napoleon III's authoritarian drift, the death penalty, and supporting the Communards). So, it does not seem that he considered this issue very important compared to his other causes, and he refused to see the core issue: colonization. However, I will share this excerpt with you: "The army made ferocious by Algeria. General Le Flô told me last night, October 16, 1852: 'During assaults and raids, it was not uncommon to see soldiers throwing children out of windows, which other soldiers below would catch on their bayonets. They tore earrings from women’s ears along with their ears, and cut off their fingers and toes to take their rings. When an Arab was captured, all the soldiers he passed on his way to execution would laugh and shout: cortar cabeza! The brother of General Marolles, a cavalry officer, speared a child on the tip of his sword. He at least has this reputation in the army and failed to adequately justify himself.' Atrocities of General Négrier. Colonel Pélissier: Arabs smoked alive." (Victor Hugo, Choses vues, op. cit., vol. History).

In 1862, he said in Les Misérables, if I’m not mistaken: "Algeria, too harshly conquered, like India by the English, with more barbarity than civilization, the betrayal of Abd-el-Kader." A condemnation that, in my opinion, remains discreet and especially inconsistent with what he would say later. For example, on May 18, 1879 (by which time he had become the left-wing figure remembered by history), he stated: "Asia has its history, America has its history, even Australia has its history, which dates from the beginning of human memory; Africa has no history; it is shrouded in a vast and obscure legend […]. The two colonizing nations, which are two great free nations, France and England, have seized Africa; France holds it from the west and the north, England holds it from the east and the south. Italy now accepts its share of this colossal work. […] In the nineteenth century, the White man made the Black man a human being; in the twentieth century, Europe will make Africa a world." He then willingly lies, claiming that colonization is peaceful: "Peoples! Take possession of this land. Take it. From whom? From no one. Take this land from God. […] Where kings would bring war, bring harmony. Take it, not for the cannon, but for the plow; not for the sword, but for commerce; not for battle, but for industry; not for conquest, but for fraternity."

And let's not forget that he once referred to the colonized as "Bedouins" in one of his speeches. No comment needed for this racist remark.

Now, don’t think I’m saying this to bash Victor Hugo. He should be seen with both his qualities, such as his fight against the death penalty, poverty, his opposition to Napoleon III and Thiers, and his rare support for the Communards, and his flaws, like his colonialism tinged with racist overtones, his bad faith, and his lies about colonization — especially when other figures, such as Eugène Mourot, Louise Michel, Jean Allemane, and others, publicly defended the Algerians.

It’s similar to George Sand, whom I mentioned in my post here. Although she called herself a socialist, she fully supported the repression of the Paris Commune and displayed absurd bad faith. Nevertheless, she cannot be judged solely through that lens; she must be viewed in her entirety, such as her public support for the 1848 revolt or her confrontation with Napoleon III over his authoritarianism.

[labyrinthofstreams]

"Zhora la mauresque Ouled-Nail"

Photographed by Jean Geiger, c. 1880, Algeria.

[vintagecamping]

Hiking through the extreme heat of the Ahaggar Mountains.

Algeria

1981

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Wow. Merci pour ta réponse. Ça ne m'étonne pas d'eux mdr.

Est-ce que tu aurais des ressources pour en apprendre plus sur ce sujet ?

Voilà quelques liens sur le plan.

Et ça c’est une carte d’un des plans de partitions. Y’a d’autres cartes sur l’article du Funambulist.

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Martin Luther King Jr. on The Mike Douglas Show, November 2nd, 1967

[caitlinjohns77]

For those who say Imane Khelif is a female. He’s a man.

[mioritic]

"Constantine. Types Juifs."

Photograph depicting four Jews in Constantine, Algeria. Late 19th century, photographer not credited.

Wily Lindwer Collection/Kedem

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📍Portugal

📷 Rafaela Guerreiro

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History Memes #7

If anyone is confused about the part that is a different font, it’s probably because the original creator didn’t note that while Huseyin is Algerian, he was a Pasha for the Ottoman Empire, which Algeria was a vassal state of.