Organizers of reform mosques are building on an evolving tradition of women imams that dates back centuries. But some Muslim women remain wary.
Tag: Algeria
Algeria Protests: President’s Offer Fails to Temper Outrage
A spokesman said that the ailing president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, would call new elections — after he had secured a fifth term in voting set for April.
U.S. and Tunisia Are Fighting Militants Together. Just Don’t Ask Them About It.
The involvement of American Marines in the North African country where the Arab Spring began is deeper than either country has acknowledged.
Algeria Protests Grow Against President Bouteflika, Ailing and Out of Sight
A fifth term for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 81, has enraged Algerians, especially a younger generation frustrated by his tenure and with little memory of the country’s turmoils in the 1990s.
Ailing Algeria Leader, 81, Announces a Fifth Presidential Run
A record number of people are planning to run for president this year, amid growing uncertainty about whether Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has been infirm since a stroke in 2013, is fit for another term.
Feature: The Right-Wing Pundit ‘Hashtag Triggering’ France
In the country’s free-speech wars, he has fashioned himself as a champion of French identity.
Catholic Monks, Nuns and Others Killed in Algeria’s Civil War Are Beatified
A cardinal held the beatification ceremony, said to be the first of its kind in a Muslim nation.