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As they confront the convergence of political terror and religious fanaticism in their literary w... more As they confront the convergence of political terror and religious fanaticism in
their literary works, Assia Djebar and Maïssa Bey mobilise ethical values to
articulate a scathing denunciation of violence and terrorism. Their fiction
presents new and decolonised forms of Islamic and national identity within
traditional Algerian society. This article examines how two authors respond to
terrorism and authoritarianism by rethinking and rewriting the question of
identity in Algeria in terms that escape the oppressive rhetoric and future
imposed either by fundamentalists or the state.
As they confront the convergence of political terror and religious fanaticism in their literary w... more As they confront the convergence of political terror and religious fanaticism in
their literary works, Assia Djebar and Maïssa Bey mobilise ethical values to
articulate a scathing denunciation of violence and terrorism. Their fiction
presents new and decolonised forms of Islamic and national identity within
traditional Algerian society. This article examines how two authors respond to
terrorism and authoritarianism by rethinking and rewriting the question of
identity in Algeria in terms that escape the oppressive rhetoric and future
imposed either by fundamentalists or the state.