Originally posted on Wanderlust Finders:
Oum El Ma Lake in the middle of the desert, Libya
Roman ruins of Timgad, late afternoon at Trajan’s Arch, Algeria
Originally posted on Ashley Gould:
Roman ruins of Timgad, late afternoon at Trajan’s Arch, Algeria
‘Fatma n’Parapli’: Comix Exploring Women’s Lives, Mental Illness, and Community
Originally posted on & Arablit:
The author of the acclaimed Algerian graphic novel Fatma n’Parapli, Safia Ouarezki, talks about the people behind the characters in her striking debut: By Nadia Ghanem Fatma n’Parapli (Fatma of the umbrella) is a comix written in Algerian Derja by Safia Ouarezki. It was a family project: inked by Soumeya Ouarezki,…
Abdelouahab Aissaoui on Publishing Realities, Challenges, and Dreams in Algeria
Originally posted on & Arablit:
The Spartan Court by Algerian novelist Abdelouaheb Aissaoui is one of the 16 novels on the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF)’s 2020 longlist: The IPAF shortlist is scheduled to be announced later today in Marrakesh. By Nadia Ghanem Abdelouaheb Aissaoui is the author of three novels and a short-story…
Exploring North Africa. Tunisia. INTRO
Originally posted on Traveling with Vera:
Finally, the big reveal! Although, if you have been following my Instagram account @travelingwith_vera, then you guessed it already some time ago. As I mentioned in the previous post, I was planning to go to Krakow, but I’ve changed my mind at the last moment. And if you wonder…
Shakshuka
Originally posted on Food for Thought RD:
Happy Hump Day! Wednesday at our house is breakfast for dinner night. I love this tradition for several reasons. First, I don’t have to think about it too much when I’m meal planning. It’s set. Second, most of the time we use staples I already buy or leftovers…
‘The Dates Are Drying’: Climate Change and Water Scarcity in Tunisia
Originally posted on harryjohnstone:
Mansour Rajeb is wrapping a plastic protective sheet around a branch of dates in his oasis near the village of Bchelli, in southern Tunisia. Tying it up, he lingers. “I’m worried,” he says. “The quality is getting worse. The dates are getting drier.” Like thousands of farmers across the region, the…
