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Black Algerians: Voices from a Community that is Still Too Invisible


Three generations after independence, the Algerian state is still resisting the open public debate and civil society engagement needed to reflect the country’s pluralism and to begin to reckon with the legacy of slavery and racial discrimination. Instead of trying to impose a white Arab-Muslim identity on all Algerians, national unity and stability are more likely to be found in recognizing and accommodating diversity. Black Algerians need to be a part of the conversation about identity and belonging in Algeria. All Algerians need to be educated about slavery and anti-black racism in both schools and through consciousness raising by the government and civil society. A campaign to combat the banalization of racist language is urgently needed. Affirmative actions by the state are necessary for more black Algerians to emerge from the shadows of slavery, especially in the Saharan regions of the country. ....

Bordj Bou Arredj , Kahlouch Blackie , Salim Khiat , Stephanie Poussel , National Centre For Prehistoric , Historical Research , All Algerians , National Centre , Say Evil , Enjeux Identitaires , Indigenous Blacks , Les Noirs , Les Notres , Les Leurs , Collective Imagination , Eastern Algeria , Arabized Blacks , Algerian Constitution , Algerian Republic , Whites Blacks , Black Algerian , Arab Islamic World , Prophet Mohammad , Quranic Text , God Himself , தேசிய மையம் க்கு ப்ரிஹிஸ்டாரிக் ,