The Harragas of Algeria

A fuzzy team photo from the 1980s sends Tim Whewell on a journey to track down football players from a small town in northern Syria who were once the champions of Aleppo province. In the last four years of war their hometown, Mare'a, has become a war zone – bombed by the Assad re ...  Show more

The Dhnie family find themselves sleeping rough, getting caught up in riots and being detained as they try to reach Europe after their flight from Syria. 

Why are so many young people leaving Algeria? Unlike Syria or Libya, Algeria is supposedly a beacon of stability in a troubled region and it enjoys vast wealth from its oil and gas resources. Yet it remains a major source of illegal migrants to Europe and thousands continue to ri ...  Show more

When Elaine Mokhtefi landed in newly independent Algeria in the early 1960s, she was only planning for a short visit. But she quickly found herself at the centre of a special period in the country’s history, as Algiers played host to liberation groups from across the world – earn ...  Show more

<div>وُلِد في مدينة إشبيلية في الأندلس، لعائلة متواضعة، وكان في صِغره يرعى الأغنام لأبويه، لكنّ طفولته حظيت بهاتف رُوحانيّ غيّر مسار حياته. اشتُهِر بلقب شيخ الشّيوخ، وأبي مَدين الغوث. يده دُفِنت في القدس، وجسده في الجزائر. إنّه الشّاعر والفقيه الصّوفيّ، أبو مَدين التِّلِمْسانِيّ، ...  Show more

La réfugiée syrienne Sarah Mardini, 23 ans, et le jeune Germano-Irlandais Sean Binder, 24 ans, venaient en aide aux demandeurs d'asile sur l'île de Lesbos, au sein de l'ONG grecque ERCI (Emergency Response Center International). Arrêtés fin août 2018, ils sont accusés d'espionnag ...  Show more