My Algerian grandmother (Mani) died during Ramadan on the night of Laylat al-Qadr – a timing believed to send her straight to heaven. It...

Couscous is at the centre of life in North Africa, eaten both as a simple meal of the everyday and as an elaborate feast for...

A common trope in food writing – particularly in relation to the diaspora - is the idea that food always connects us to our parents. But...

In January 2021, Emmanuel Macron’s office announced that there will be “no repentance nor apologies” for colonial abuses in Algeria. A...

Family objects often hold a special place in the hearts of first and second-generation immigrants. They contain a multitude of stories...

In a piece for Dardishi, I wrote about the gifts of food that travel between my Algerian and English family.

During lockdown in May 2020, Kiota Bristol asked me to write a piece for their podcast. I was really missing the ritual of getting my...

Over the last few years, I have been gathering my family recipes from Algeria. Recreating these at home has taken me on a journey of...