Le temps de deux séjours en Algérie, l’auteur s’est mêlée à la vie d’une famille kabyle, la famille Zamoum, dans le village où à été imprimée la déclaration du 1er novembre 1954 qui a marqué le début de la guerre d’indépendance. C’était alors Ali Zamoum, qui avait été chargé de l’imprimer avant qu’il ne prenne le maquis comme chef de groupe à Tizi Ouzou. Ali Zamoum est mort à la fin de l’été 2004. Cependant, les femmes de la famille continuent imperturbablement à faire tourner la maison et à s’adonner aux travaux des champs. Les hommes sont morts, ou leurs occupations professionnelles les retiennent le plus souvent au loin. Mais comment vivent elles l’absence des hommes et de l’ouverture sur le monde extérieur qu’ils représentent ?
Women and children taking a break during a walk to Tizi Ouranim, a village near Tizi Ouzou, Kabylie, Algeria.
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Portrait of two Kabyle villagers in the mountains near Ighil Imoula, Kabylie, Algeria.
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The "committee of six" who sparked the War of Independence and the Algerian flag in the house where the declaration of 1st November 1954 was printed, marking the start of the Algerian War.
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A family takes a break from gathering plants in the mountains of Djurdjura, Kabylie, Algeria.
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Woman clothed in traditional Kabyle dress at the village olive press, Kabylie, Algeria.
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A family walks down to the cemetery.
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Portrait of a Kabyle woman, Algeria.
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The tomb of Ali Zamoum (1933-2004), former mujahidin from the War of Independence, imprisoned from 1955 to 1961.
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Sheep shearing with scissors, Kabylie, Algeria.
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Flowers and olive trees, Djurdjura, Kabylie, Algeria.
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Return of Soraya in spite of the snow that has been blocking the roads for the last few days. Kabylie, Algérie.
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Family at the tomb of Ali Zamoum at the "Marytrs' Square" of the War of Independence in the village of Ighil Imoula, Kabylie, Algeria.
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Barbary fig tree in the snow. Kabylie, Algeria.
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Women working in the family's field.
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Shepherd with flock.
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Homemade clothes.
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Portrait of two brothers.
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Olive harvest.
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Afternoon tea time.
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Rezika does her niece's hair.
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Old Kabyle dress used as a doormat.
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Sheep shearing with scissors.
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Saucepan on a kanoun.
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Djamila prepares a meal on the kanoun.
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Poppy in Djurdjura, Kabylie, Algeria.
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Family outing after snowfall in Kabylie, Algeria.
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