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Novelist Boualem Sansal Is Being Murdered by the Algerian Government

JL;DR SUMMARY The Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, renowned for his candid critiques of Algerian and global issues, has been detained by the Algerian government on charges of endangering the nation. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish StateCensorshipIntellectual FreedomArab WorldFreedom Of SpeechLiteratureRadical IslamismAlgeriaBoualem SansalAuthoritarian Regime

Places mentioned

Tissemsilt, Algeria
"Sansal was born in Tissemsilt, in Algeria, and trained as an engineer."
Algeria
"Gazans hostage. It has taken Islam hostage."
France
"Boualem Sansal, one of Frances most acclaimed authors, disappeared on Nov. 16."
Israel
"So when an invitation came, in 2012, to attend Jerusalems Writers Festival, Sansal gladly accepted."

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