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Fethi Tabet – Musician Extraordinaire
Born in the 1950’s in Sidi-Bel-Abbes, Algeria, Fethi Tabet grew up in an affluent family home in the city of Oran. With an interesting combination of local and foreign residents, Oran gave the young Fethi Tabet insight into the traditions and music of various cultures. With the city being alive with music festivals, theatres and radio, he realized from a young age that he was destined to be a musician. And once he had made up his mind and was discovered to have remarkable music ability by his teacher, his family got behind Tabet and supported him in his dreams.
Tourism Development in Algeria
Visitors are drawn to Algeria by the natural beauty, rich culture, fascinating history and warm hospitality offered by this North African country, and Algeria is becoming increasingly popular as an international tourist destination. With the knowledge that tourism has the potential to contribute significantly on an ongoing basis to the economy of Algeria, authorities place emphasis on the development of the country’s infrastructure and tourism facilities.
Volleyball Team – New Life for Algeria Sport
It was not so long ago, that a spectacular female athlete from Algeria, Hassiba Boulmerka, won the 1 500 meter racing event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Instead of going home to an overwhelming crowd of proud citizens and screaming fans, she was ridiculed by religious conservatives and criticized for displaying so called “nudity”. But new hope has arisen amidst the growing stability of a country that is trying to heal from a traumatic past – a women’s volleyball team that has not only taken the world by storm, but is representing Algeria in the Beijing Olympics.
Enduring Culture of the Mozabites
Situated about 500 kilometers south of the city of Algiers, in the northern Sahara, the M’zab Valley of Central Algeria is home to the Berber ethnic group known as the Mozabites. Living in five oasis towns in an area that is considered to be one of the hottest in the world, the Mozabites are a thriving community with strong family ties. Of the five oases that are home to the Mozabites, Ghardaia is the largest and serves as the capital city of Ghardaia Province. The other oases are Beni-Isguen, Melika, El-Ateuf and Bounoura.
Literary Legend Jules Roy
Algerian-French writer, Jules Roy was born in the village of Rovigo in Algeria on 22 October 1907. Jules Roy was well respected as a prolific and outspoken writer and recognized as one of the mainstays of literature relating to the French experience in Algeria. He drew from his experiences of growing up in Algeria and his career in the French air force as a basis for a number of his works.
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