The Window into War
The recent explosion of terrorism in the world has shifted the world focus to the spread of radical Islam and the effects it has. The Lovers of Algeria, by Anouar Benmalek, provides a window into the history of a war-torn country through a series of narratives. Benmalek depicts the differences in treatment based on gender and race in this society. The results of the French colonization and the suffering from the war are shown throughout the novel. The effects of radical Islam are vividly shown through graphic depictions of torture and executions. This novel allows the reader to better understand the effects of the spread of this culture.
In this society judgment is almost always passed instantly based on appearance. Foreign or native, and man or woman, are the two main characteristics most people look at. The natives are treated like dogs by the imposing French, and foreigners are often the target of the rebels, but the natives are killed with the......
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