Pour the Second Glass
On labas, hchouma, and the question we never really ask.
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Articles
Everything Atlasque has published, across every issue.
Estranged, Both Home and Abroad
When Returning Feels As Foreign As Leaving.
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Was Raï Ever Uncool?
The tape never really stopped spinning, we just stopped listening when we dcided that it's our parents' music.
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I’m a Rajel. Now, Can I Use a Straw?
Taught by mothers, performed by sons and fathers, paid for by all.
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Case #010: The Disappearance of Creativity
The usual six suspects. One missing muse. And a mastermind operating from behind the shadows.
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The Loudest Algerian in the Room Is Not Always Right
Essemhoulna Lirana 3aychin There’s a very Algerian disease nobody talks about enough: “ya kho, n7es rouhi ma نستاهلش.” People with actual talent are busy doubting themselves in silence, while the…
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Capes and Cracks: Every Superhero but Spider-Man
Gather round, dear reader. Pull that blanket up to your chin and get real cozy. Tonight, we have a very important story about capes, hammers, and shields. Oh, wait, that’s not all. We also have a bat who is very, very serious about everything. Worry not, you’re already acquainted.
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Writing in a Mechanical World: How Does One Maintain a Creative Voice?
Unappreciative, remote, robotic. Mechanical is what we have become. We no longer possess that sheer appreciation for art, for matters that we deemed worthy of our attention.
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Unheard Voices: Algerian Stories Deserve the World’s Stage
Algerian storytellers are rising in Algeria as writers craft in English despite every barrier. This article explores why their moment has finally arrived.
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