colonial history

Harbi

Voices

Remembering Mohamed Harbi, Algeria’s ‘mujahid’ historian

From challenging French colonial nostalgia to critiquing Algerian nationalism, revolutionary historian Mohamed Harbi served truth, writes Rachid Sekkai.

Rachid Sekkai

10 January, 2026

Gaza has revived colonial tactics of silencing dissent

Lujain Al-Meligy.

Lujain Al-Meligy

02 February, 2024

FRANCE COLONIAL ARMY

Algeria

Remembering the Algerian roots of 1848 June Days massacre

Katherine Connelly

24 June, 2023

British Museum must cut ties with sponsor BP

Zoe Lafferty

14 February, 2023

Balfour

Balfour Declaration

Balfour: Britain's role in the colonisation of Palestine

Farrah Koutteineh

31 October, 2022

Cairo

For gender justice in Arab countries, abolish colonial laws!

Yousra Samir Imran

01 August, 2022

looting

Live Story

Libya seeks return of Leptis Magna ruins from Windsor Castle

Austin Cooper

15 April, 2022

tebboune

France

Live Story

Algeria appoints war veteran to research France's colonial history

The New Arab Staff

20 July, 2020

Keir Starmer - Twitter

UK

We need real solidarity, not Keir Starmer's empty gestures

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Malia Bouattia

12 June, 2020