Noam Schimmel is a PhD candidate at the London School of Economics as well as a London-based researcher and human rights practitioner with extensive development experience in the field. He has worked in India, South Africa, Tanzania and Rwanda, and publishes research in a wide range of academic journals including the <em>International Journal of Human Rights</em> and the &gt;em&gt;International Journal on Minority and Group Rights</em>.

The Stain of War

[caption id="attachment_55234630" align="alignnone" width="613"] Screenshot from The Repentant, Merzak Allouache (2012)[/caption] The Repentant is…

An Algerian Culture Blast

[caption id="attachment_55234669" align="alignnone" width="620"] (Photo credit: RICHMIX)[/caption] Algeria celebrates 50 years of independence this…

Art Shines a Light

[caption id="attachment_55234810" align="alignnone" width="600"] Tea and Coffee by Nadia Hamomud (credit: Nour Festival/Nadia Hammoud)[/caption…

Britain in Palestine

[caption id="attachment_55235090" align="alignnone" width="620"] Local children and British band Jaffa, 1930s (credit: SOAS)[/caption]The exhibition …

Daring to be Different

[caption id="attachment_55235390" align="alignnone" width="620"] Stephen Dorff as an Israeli fighter pilot in Zaytoun (2012)[/caption]The UK Jewish…

Mixed Feelings

[caption id="attachment_55236031" align="alignnone" width="628"] Still from 'the Other Son' (2012)[/caption] [inset_left]The Other Son Year: 2012…

An Unusual Orchestra

[caption id="attachment_55236582" align="alignnone" width="620"] The El Gusto Orchestra of Algiers[/caption] As Algeria celebrates fifty years of…

The Art Rendezvous of the Middle East

[caption id="attachment_55230054" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="WolfPakistan are playing as part of Performance Night at Art Dubai in the…

Hollywood's Algeria

Production year: 2010 Country: Rest of the world Runtime: 138 mins Directors: Rachid Bouchareb Cast: Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sabrina…