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Algeria has issued arrest warrants for French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud, escalating tensions between the two nations. The warrants stem from a complaint filed by Saada Arbane, who claims Daoud's novel "Houris," banned in Algeria, is based on her life story without consent. Daoud denies the allegations, while Arbane is also pursuing legal action in France for invasion of privacy.

Tensions have resurfaced between France and Algeria after Algeria asked 12 French officials to leave within 48 hours, linked to the arrest of three Algerians in France. This diplomatic clash follows the indictment of Algerians, including a consular official, in connection with the abduction of an Algerian regime opponent in Paris.

Algeria and France are currently experiencing their worst crisis since the former French colony won independence in 1962, said the author of a landmark report on France's legacy in the north African nation. Stora in January 2021 presented a report to Macron describing a "never-ending memory war" between the former colonial power and colony.

'Parasite' star Song Kang-ho and Hollywood actor Maggie Gyllenhaal are among the eight prominent artists to join filmmaker Spike Lee in the jury for the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

Indian filmmaker and Cannes Grand Prix winner Payal Kapadia, along with US actor Tim Blake Nelson, Italian actor Luca Marinelli, and Belgian producer Diana Elbaum, have joined the jury of the Locarno Film Festival.

Albert Camus, a Nobel laureate, penned raw, unflinching prose that challenged readers to confront existence. His works, like 'The Stranger' and 'The Plague,' explored the human condition and the absurdity of life. Camus's sharp insights, exemplified by his quote on 'charm,' continue to resonate, urging self-reflection and a fight against complacency.

A new genealogical study reveals that football icon Eric Cantona, Pope Leo XIV, and author Albert Camus share distant ancestry. All three descend from families rooted in Roquevaire, Southern France, specifically the Negrel lineage dating back to the 1500s. Despite their diverse legacies, they are cousins through a shared Provençal bloodline spanning 12th to 16th generations.

Spain’s wonder kid, France’s Mbappé, Netherlands’ Gakpo, England’s Saka: European football is teaching something vital to Europe’s far-right-flirting politics

The French football team mirrors the country's mood.

Historian Ramachandra Guha and author Salman Rushdie are among six Indians on a list of the top 100 intellectuals of the world, drawn up by a foreign policy magazine.

Reminders from football, cricket to not hold rigid ideas about nations, loyalties

Asiatic Society, the premier institute for Indology research of the ministry of culture, has gone for digital publication for the first time in its 236-year-old history. This was done by scholars and staff, who are working from home during the lockdown. Having done this successfully, a series of digital publications have been lined up now.

'Oussekine', the first on-screen adaptation of the events of December 6, 1986, that lead to the death of Malik Oussekine, a 22-year-old French-Algerian boy is shining a light on the dark history of France. Joining director Antoine Chevrollier to bring this story to light is Hiam Abbass, best known for her role in 'Succession' and Slimane Dazi of 'Exit Plan'.

MUMBAI: If arts students are the black sheep of today's colleges then students of philosophy must be among the blacker-than-black. The subject which encourages its students to ask the most interesting questions is itself the subject of many questions, among them "Philosophy?

Malik Oussekine, the name resonates deeply among French minorities as a symbol of police brutality. Thirty-five years since the death of the 22-year-old French-Algerian on the sidelines of a student protest in Paris, director Antoine Chevrollier is bringing its story out of the dimly lit shadows that taint the otherwise romanticised image of the city of love.

Zionism was one response to the centuries-old oppression faced by Jews. Like many such responses across cultures it decided assertiveness is a better option than assimilation