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A review by naughty_librarian
Algériennes: The Forgotten Women of the Algerian Revolution by Swann Meralli, Deloupy
4.0
Wow.
I knew next to nothing about the Algerian War of Independence from France. I had no idea just how horrific it was, the atrocities—war crimes, rape, torture—committed by the various factions exacerbated by cultural divisions between colonists, Arabs, Muslims, anti-independence organizations and freedom fighters... how they wanted that freedom to look and what women’s role would be.
I knew next to nothing about the Algerian War of Independence from France. I had no idea just how horrific it was, the atrocities—war crimes, rape, torture—committed by the various factions exacerbated by cultural divisions between colonists, Arabs, Muslims, anti-independence organizations and freedom fighters... how they wanted that freedom to look and what women’s role would be.