France’s colonial legacy in Algeria: Rape as a weapon of war
Published by Al-Araby In 1960, intellectual society in France went into shock after the story of a 22-year-old Algerian woman, who was raped and tortured by the French army in custody, reached public opinion. Her name was Djamila Boupacha. Arrested in 1960 for allegedly planting a bomb during the Algerian war of independence, Djamila, 22, […]
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