 Tweet me!
Celebrating a month long showcase of independent films from around the world Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) will be hosting: “Passport to a New World of Cinema: Global Lens 2010” weekend film series program from February 27, 2010 to March 26, 2010 at the Letelier Theater in Washington, DC.
Tweet me!
|
The life of Abd el Kader (1808-1883), the Algerian emir who heroically resisted French colonization and became a legend, illuminates the problem of terrorism in our time if we let it.
|
|
Tweet me!
| There are between 1.3 and 1.66 billion Muslims in the world compared to 2.1 to 2.2 billion Christians. When America says it is at war, as President Obama has just said, it is quick to say it is not at war with Islam but with its terrorists, and yet the impression grows exponentially every time America says it is at war that it is indeed at war with Islam. |
|
Tweet me!
In front of a largely-deserted stadium, Algerian soccet teal, the 1990 winner struggled to create clear-cut chances against Malawi, whose only previous appearance at the Africa Cup finals was in 1984. Malawi beats Algeria 3 -0 in today's game.
Making their first appearance in the competition for 26 years, Malawi comfortably beat the Desert Foxes, who will play England in the World Cup this summer. |
|
Tweet me!
| The Obama administration has announced that citizens of 14 selected countries—as well as travelers whose itineraries have taken them through any of these countries—will be subjected to enhanced scrutiny before they board planes to the United States, including full-body pat-downs. The countries comprise four “state sponsors of terrorism” (Cuba, Iran, Sudan, and Syria) and 10 “countries of interest,” a euphemism for terrorist breeding grounds. These last are Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Yemen. |
|
Tweet me!
| As we are coming to an end to this year of 2009, AlgerianAmericans.com wishes a happy new year to all Algerians living in the states and abroad. We hope to have a better future for all of us, people who we love and who love us, people who we care about and the ones who care about us. Now that everyone shares that thought, let’s take a little look at how all this concept of “year” started. |
|
Tweet me!
| As any other ethnic group living in America Algerian Americans are exposed to the mass media 24 hours a day whether they are culturally isolated, linguistically isolated, fresh out of the boat, (FOB) or leave in a basement without a T.V. set (not quiet happening yet). As any other media consumer in this country, we find some stories great, some ridiculous and some okay. But what if you were asked to rank news stories of the year 2009? |
|
Tweet me!
| The big surprise these past days was the visit of the soccer phenomenon and legend Zinedine Zidane, nicknamed Zizou. He visited the training camp where the Algerian soccer team is preparing its coming games. |
|
Tweet me!
| For Algerian immigrants who have come to America and have lived here for more than five years, the notion of US being a multi racial society is pretty obvious. For the ones who have been living in the U.S. for more than two decades, they will tell you that the racial composition has changed significantly since 1990 |
|
Tweet me!
| Dream Act Bill is a path to legalization for illegal immigrants which requires them to pay a $500 fine and to learn English. They could then apply for a six-year visa and eventually a green card. |
|
Tweet me!
The mother-of-two had been returning to Laayoune after accepting a human rights award in the US when she was stopped by the Moroccan authorities.
Moroccan offcials denied Aminatou Haidar her entry to the disputed territory, confiscating her passport on the grounds that she had rejected her Moroccan nationality.
|
|
Tweet me!
| Haidar Enters 29th Day of Hunger Strike with No End in Sight. She has been on a hunger strike for four weeks since being deported against her will by Moroccan authorities occupying her homeland. Haidar, known as the “Sahrawi Gandhi,” is at an airport on the Canary Islands. |
|
|
|
