Left for Dead: The Lynching of the Women of Hassi Messaoud - Témoignage
Nadia Kaci
Jul 2023 · Max Milo
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On July 13, 2001, in Hassi Messaoud, an oil-rich town in southern Algeria, following virulent preaching by the imam, about 500 men assaulted and tortured some 50 women during a raid to inflict punishment. Public humiliation, family scorn, silence from the foreign press and fear of reprisals followed this nightmarish experience, which most of the victims chose to forget. But some women refused to forget and demanded that the culprits face punishment - Rahmouna Salah and Fatiha Maamoura fought right up to the trial. From their childhood in patriarchal families, through marriages, renunciations and divorces, to the birth of their children, these women tell of the difficulties of living outside the yoke of men in a society undergoing terrible upheavals. Rahmouna Salah and Fatiha Maamoura were born and raised in Algeria. With this courageous testimony, they continue their fight. Nadia Kaci is an actress (Ça commence aujourd’hui by Bertrand Tavernier, 1998; Viva Laldjérie and Délice Paloma by Nadir Moknèche, 2004 and 2006). She was the co-writer for both Rahmouna Salah and Fatiha Maamoura.
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Actress Nadia Kaci (Ça commence aujourd'hui by Bertrand Tavernier, 1998; Viva Laldjérie and Délice Paloma by Nadir Moknèche, 2004 and 2006) was their discreet pen.
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