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Anouar Rahmani I had a place in America before I set foot in John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Here, in Uncle Sam’s country, I found that I had a space that was made for me in advance on this land before I came to it, an inalienable space that existed before me, and…
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My story of turning Pittsburgh into another Algeria. (By Anouar Rahmani) Four years ago, I arrived in Pittsburgh: eyes full of fear, a pale face, trembling hands. I had just fled persecution that lasted 14 years of my life in Algeria, because of my human-rights activism, my banned books, and my ideas that had long…
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Chapter One of my first novel, published in 2016 and subsequently banned in Algeria. This text revisits the story of Mother Mary through a radical shift: imagining her as an Algerian woman, devoid of sanctity. The question is no longer divine election, but survival under patriarchy. written and translated from Arabic to English by Anouar…
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Salman Rushdie was stabbed. A man stubbed him with all the strength that could be mustered. He was hit, punched, and stabbed repeatedly and with great malice, while I filmed with my phone. I couldn’t believe what was happening; I expected an intellectual and philosophical debate. I was waiting for a discussion about literature, thought,…
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