Saha Ramadankom! 🔸 Best wishes to all those who are observing Ramadan. May the month bring you patience in difficult moments and perspective on what is important in life. 🔸 Meilleurs vœux à tous ceux qui observent le Ramadan. Que le mois vous ramène de la patience dans des moments difficiles et de la perspective sur ce qui est important dans la vie. (Photo: Great Mosque of Tlemcen, Algeria, October 2018) #ramadan #رمضان #ramadankareem #رمضان_كريم #ramadan2021 #algeria #الجزائر #algérie #tlemcen #تلمسان #mosque #مسجد #tourismAlgeria #everydaymiddleeast #topalgeriaphoto #unlimitedalgeria #algeriatravel #photographydzteam #mapofalgeria #visitalgeria #nomadsDZ #dzayermag #travelblogger #travelblog #filmphotography #rolleiflex #analog #northafrica #dzair #maghreb 
🇩🇿 Sur ce 2ème anniversaire du lancement du mouvement populaire en Algérie, une grosse pensée pour tous les algériens qui luttent, chacun.e à sa façon et selon ses moyens, pour un avenir meilleur. 🇩🇿 في هذه الذكرى الثانية لبداية الحراك الشعبي الجزائري، أتضامن مع جميع الجزائريين الذين يناضلون، كل واحد حسب طريقته وإمكانياته، من أجل مستقبل أفضل. 🇩🇿 On this 2nd anniversary of the start of the popular movement in Algeria, my thoughts are with all those Algerians who fight, each in their own way and according to their own means, for a better future. #algeria #الثورة_مستمرة #hirak #الحراك_الشعبي #algérie #الجزائر #solidarity #dzair #solidarité #revolution #الكرامة #dignity #dignité #thealgeriandream 
I began 2020 as a reality TV host in Algeria 🇩🇿, and end it isolated in a remote German 🇩🇪 village, with a 📖 and a 👶 on the way. New on ibnibnbattuta.com: my look back on 2020, a year unlike any other. #2020inreview #travelblog . . . #bestnine #bestnine2020 #travelblogger #algeria #algérie #الجزائر #germany #deutschland #allemagne #yearinreview #travelcouples #earthcouples #thetravelcouples #globecouples #couplestraveldestinations #couplestravelbloggers #nomadsDZ #algiers #alger #teamdz #tourismAlgeria #topalgeriaphoto #unlimitedalgeria #algeriatravel #mapofalgeria #visitalgeria #algeriavacations #photographydzteam 
(2 of 2) In the Algerian tradition, 40 days after a death the deceased’s family hosts a large meal for friends and relatives. “The 40th day memorial was very quiet… The pandemic didn't allow us to have a proper one,” Asma told me. Instead of a meal, to commemorate her father’s passing Asma and her family gave baskets of food to charity. . “Me and mum are supporting each other,” she wrote to me. “We try to hide our emotions from one another.” I reiterated my condolences for her loss. “Don't worry, it is something that every human goes through." Then she quoted an Arabic saying: "إذا عمّت، خفّت" which she translated: “If it's general and happens to everyone the pain is less painful.” . Even after witnessing the horrors of war and laboring hard for many years, Salah Bouslah remained a bubbly person until his last days, “a social butterfly” who never stopped talking and laughing with strangers wherever he went. Today Asma is adapting to life without him. “It was my biggest fear to lose my father,” she told me. “Now I feel like I have nothing to lose.” . 📷: All photos courtesy of Asma Bouslah (@caprissa7) 
(1 of 2) Recently a young Algerian woman named Asma (@caprissa7) reached out to share the news that her father, Salah Bouslah, had passed away. Asma told me how her father, who hailed from Constantine in eastern Algeria, had fought for the country’s freedom as a moudjahid in the liberation war, then served as a politics and sports photojournalist following independence, even helping to found a newspaper. Last week, his family marked the 40th day after his passing, a symbolic day of commemoration in the local tradition. Asma invited me to share a few images of her father as a memorial to his life. . My exchange with Asma reminded me of the strong links that young Algerians hold to their country’s past. Although many of today’s youth have come of age amid the influences of global internet culture, they also grew up steeped in local customs and family lore. Their daily lives are colored by memes and influencers, but also by memories and tales of relatives sprung from the valor and violence of Algeria’s past. . With the passing of generations (accelerated, sadly, by the current pandemic) many individuals are lost, yet their stories and their legacies endure among the living. . My condolences to Asma and her whole family, and to everyone in Algeria and beyond who has lost loved ones during this difficult year. الله يرحمهم. . 📷: All photos courtesy of Asma Bouslah (@caprissa7). 
Our departure from Algeria wasn't supposed to go like this. Nina and I left in a hurry as the pandemic swept the globe, without a chance to see a few final spots on our bucket list or even to say goodbye to dear friends we'd made over the last seven years. I don't know when I'll get to gaze over the Bay of Algiers again, but in truth we are lucky. In Algeria and across the world, many have had it far worse this year. Since we left, I've spent much of this year coming to terms with this abrupt change and also writing a book on Algeria and its fascinating young generations. Writing has helped me to process some of my many emotions and memories from my time in Algeria, and I'm proud of how the project is taking shape as it nears its conclusion. I hope you will enjoy the finished product. 🇩🇿📕 THE ALGERIAN DREAM 🇩🇿📕 will be published in April 2021, and is now available for pre-order until December 20. (Link in bio.) Thank you to all who have already pledged their support to this project. (Photo: Port of Algiers, January 2020) #algeria #algérie #الجزائر #alger #algiers #argelia #thealgeriandream #book #bookstagram #booklovers #popyacolour #northafrica #madewithkodak #everydayafrica #tourismalgeria #visiterlafrique #everydaymiddleeast #topalgeriaphoto #unlimitedalgeria #algeriatravel #photographydzteam #visitalgeria #nomadsdz #algeriavacations #mapofalgeria #travelblogger #travelblog #filmisnotdead #rolleiflex #teamDZ