21 July marks the centenary of the birth of Mohammed Dib, one of the founding fathers of French-language Algerian literature. Born in 1920 in Tlemcen, Algeria's national writer spent the greater part of his life in exile. He passed away on 2 May 2003 in the Parisian suburb of La Celle-Saint-Cloud. By Regina Keil-Sagawe
21 July marks the centenary of the birth of Mohammed Dib, one of the founding fathers of French-language Algerian literature. Born in 1920 in Tlemcen, Algeria's national writer spent the greater part of his life in exile. He passed away on 2 May 2003 in the Parisian suburb of La Celle-Saint-Cloud. By Regina Keil-Sagawe
Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
As we walk the beautiful town of Bristol, RI, there are several things that give me pause along the way . . . the history, the homes, the views, the tranquility, the friendly people, and the palpable loyalty to country (billowing American flags on so man
I would have wanted to move on, but my column last week Who Remembers the Marcos Years? has elicited surprising and odd comments. The mention particularly of the books of Sterling Seagrave (The Marcos Dynasty. The Corruption of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos) and Primitivo Mijares (The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda…