“I only see one way for the Arab women to free themselves from everything. The one of talking, talking non-stop, talking for yesterday and talking for today. Yet, talking to each other.” - Assia Djebar (1992) Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
Can you hear the call for dialogue? The much-needed dialogue that may reconcile us with ourselves and with each other?
Paying tribute to writer Assia Djebar who passed away on February 6th in Paris at the age of 78 may be one of the most difficult tasks I have sought to do in my life, simply because I thought she was immortal. Assia Djebar has been honoured by Algerians for her great work, her integrity, her intellectual honesty and her unflinching stance against Algerian patriarchy, even from beyond its borders.
