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At first, Zohra Drif’s act of placing a bomb on September 30, 1956 in the Milk Bar in Algiers, a place frequented by French civilians, looks like a clear violation of the laws of war. A closer look at the specific historical circumstances may qualify that judgment — and also expose the hypocrisy of some […]
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Zohra Drif’s Algeria memoir shows how occupation leads to terrible violence
October 4th, 2017 
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Zohra Drif’s memoir of Algeria’s fight for freedom is stunning
September 29th, 2017 Awake Goy Inside the Battle of Algiers: Memoir of a Woman Freedom Fighter By Zohra Drif. With an introduction by Lakhdar Brahimi. Translated from the French by Andrew G. Farrand. Just World Books, $29.95, ebook $27.95. Anyone who has seen the classic film “The Battle of Algiers” will remember the mesmerizing segment in which three Algerian women […]
