Category: 20th Century History/African, Islamic and Arabic

Women During the Algerian War of Independence, by Keziah Taylor

Posted On By The Manchester Historian

Why are women always excluded from the retelling of historical events? This overlooked segment of the population plays a far greater role in rebellions and the resistance than we are led to believe. In the Algerian revolution women proved indispensable, holding greater importance to the resistance than their male counterparts. This article aims to rectify male-centric history by focusing on the historical impact of Algerian women.

Category: African, Islamic and Arabic

Was the war of independence a liberating experience for Algerian women? by Sarah Hamdani

Posted On By The Manchester Historian

From Hussein Dey’s surrender on the 5th of July 1830 until its independence in 1962, Algeria belonged to the French Empire. Though the main recognised constituents of its war of independence were indeed men, to gloss over the efforts of women during this fight would be to ignore the torture they had endured to see their country free once again.