Machaho - A Berber folk tale
I was commissioned to write a piece about oral storytelling for a book by Algerian Scottish writer and filmmaker Carina Haoucine. The...
My work
In, Among and Between publication
As part of A.MAL Collective's International Lost Species Day commission for Onca Arts - In, Among and Between من الى عن على في - we produced
Cooking In Remembrance
In a piece for Lucy Writers, I remember what I learnt from my grandmother despite not being able to speak the same language.
The Culinary Dead End of Couscous
As part of a compilation for Vittles on culinary dead ends, I explore the role colonialism has played in preventing my father from...
The Politics of Couscous: Can We Preserve Traditions Without Preserving the Patriachy?
Can we preserve traditions without preserving the patriarchy?
60 Years on From the French Occupation of Algeria, and My Heritage Is Still Lost
In January 2021, Emmanuel Macron’s office announced that there will be “no repentance nor apologies” for colonial abuses in Algeria. A...
Blankets: Exploring the Time Capsule of My Ancestors' Memories
Family objects often hold a special place in the hearts of first and second-generation immigrants. They contain a multitude of stories...
Moving Food Across Borders Where People Cannot
In a piece for Dardishi, I wrote about the gifts of food that travel between my Algerian and English family.