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I had the pleasure of speaking with Nejma at Dune magazine who brought some gorgeous questions, giving me the opportunity to think about...

I was commissioned to write a piece about oral storytelling for a book by Algerian Scottish writer and filmmaker Carina Haoucine. The...

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

In a piece for Lucy Writers, I remember what I learnt from my grandmother despite not being able to speak the same language.

As part of a compilation for Vittles on culinary dead ends, I explore the role colonialism has played in preventing my father from...

Can we preserve traditions without preserving the patriarchy?

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.