He won global fame for his politically charged films about the fight for independence in Algeria and was central to building the country’s film industry.
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He gave up a lucrative contract in France to help create a football team to represent the Algerian resistance in the fight for independence. Algerians never forgot this.
The two football-loving nations are also political allies with a shared history.
France’s ‘renewed partnership’ with Algeria may be less about exploring a difficult and painful past and more about pressing political concerns.
The Algerian regime has long understood how to mobilise the national football team’s victories for a political agenda.
Looking at his brilliant career is looking into Algeria’s relationship with its history and identity, but also questioning what it means to be exiled.
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Associate Professor in Sport Policy & Management, Qatar University
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Professor emeritus of music, SOAS, University of London
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Doctoral Researcher in ethnomusicology, SOAS, University of London
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Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies, Bangor University
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Professor of Political Sciences, Department of International Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University
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Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Oregon State University