Iman Issa, an egyptian contemporary artist has won the Fundació Han Nefkens Macba Contemporary Art Award in barcelona. The award is a new category included in the event and according to Fundació Han Nefkens (FHN) and the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, its inclusion is geared towards consolidating the career of artists with many years’ […]
Two Prime Ministers who both served under President Abdelaziz Bouteflika were sentenced to lengthy prison terms on corruption related charges in a move that aims to appease the anger of Algerian protesters ahead of unpopular elections next Thursday. Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal, close allies of Bouteflika, received 15 years in prison and $16,000 in […]
Since his arrest on November 16 in Algiers, French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been behind bars without a trial. His arrest came after an interview with a French media in which he said historical facts about the artificial borders of the post-colonial Algerian state. In a country where demonizing Morocco is the currency of the […]
