Dec 27, 2017
These Algerian women fought one of the strongest armies at its time and brought it down to its knees. These are the heroes of the war against the French enemies.
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These Algerian women fought one of the strongest armies at its time and brought it down to its knees. These are the heroes of the war against the French enemies.
“I was without a job for many years. I had to drop out from school at an early age due to certain circumstances and life wasn’t exactly easy since that day.
The day I turned 24 years old I decided to change my life. I stopped looking for a job and decided to create my own job, even if small and even if I didn’t make any real profit in the beginning.
I started a small kiosk. Well, it wasn’t really a kiosk but more of a small metal box next to a busy cafe in our town.
The metal box grew by the day until I was able to rent a store and start an actual business selling all sorts of cosmetics and perfumes.
I enjoy saying “I decided” because it gives me the feeling that I have control over my life, and also it’s my favorite quote from the former great Algerian leader Houari Boumediene who used to say “We decided”. I even try to copy his tone when I say it (smiles)”
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“Our traditional meals were simple and healthy. That was before all the processed food stormed into our lives making our people weaker. Nowadays we try to go back to our roots and prepare more of our traditional food and refuse anything we didn’t make ourselves.
That’s the only way we can insure that our families remain healthy and capable of living in this harsh environment.
The life is the Algerian Sahara is difficult even with a healthy lifestyle, so imagine living it while eating all these processed unhealthy foods.
Our traditional meals are sometimes considered “heavy” but it keeps us healthy because it’s all natural and we live an active life, in addition to drinking plenty of green tea every day. The new foods might look “light” but it’s all poison on the inside and even gallons of green tea can’t cure its effects”
"This is the first time I see the snow, and I am truly loving it. I have been begging my father to take me to the mountains near our town for weeks.
When we arrived here, I forgot to even put my gloves on. I just ran and started playing with snow. Few minutes later, I was crying because my hands were freezing. I was crying but I was still happy that I am here. I wish there is snow all year long"
"During 2014 I was on a trip crossing the empty desert between Bordj El Houasse and Tamarasset when my car broke down in the middle of nowhere. The closest village was 300 km away. I spent the whole day trying to fix the car, and around the time of sunrise I was thinking that I will have to be stuck here for a couple of days . Then suddenly, these men showed up from far. There is actually two others who are sitting over there. They came to help me and they saved my life. We became very close friends since that day. I live outside Algeria but whenever I come to Algeria I must drive the 4000km from my town to their town and back in order to see them. We are also always in touch and I'm ready to give my life for them anytime. I will never forget that I'm alive because of them. They're part of my family now and nothing is going to change that. The problem now is that their debt on me keeps increasing because every time I visit them they shower me again with their endless generosity. They keep saying it's nothing, but believe me, it's something huge! They're the best human beings I've ever met"
“Life in the Algerian Sahara is harsh, but it teaches us patience. Our summers are extremely hot and our winters are extremely cold. Our resources are limited and little, but we adapted to that life and it became something very normal for us and for our families. We never forget to thank Allah for his blessings in every prayer because despite all its difficulties, our life now is very easy compared to what our grandfathers experienced”
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