Word: algerians
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...prisoner's dock in Paris' ancient Palais de Justice last week stood a pale, emotionless young Algerian named Mohammed ben Sadok, on trial for his life. Before the case got to judgment, France learned once again that the political assassin often carries his prosecutor with him before the bar of justice...
...waistline and get progressively wider until the hem. Well, not any more. The fashion experts have something in evening gowns that they call the balloon look, or the harem style. The latter name is particularly appropriate; one of these creations would feel right at home with Delacroix's "Algerian Women...
...proportion of Moslems killed by those who claim they are fighting on behalf of the Algerian people is, therefore, approximately seven Moslems to one European. If any conclusion is to be drawn from these figures, it is that the rebellion does not enjoy spontaneous support from Moslems. The F.L.N. relies more on totalitarian methods than the support it might get from public opinion...
...define what it has called the "Algerian personality,'' the government has deemed it necessary to undertake, without delay, the application of a program in its loi-cadre. It permits of an evolution, in liberty and respect for human dignity, of institutions which undoubtedly do not embody all virtues, but make possible without further delay the promotion of a new elite in whose hands will be placed the future of the country...
...rebels have lost on the military front. They have also lost on the psychological and political fronts. They know that France is ready to meet with positive action the legitimate aspirations of the Algerian populations without thereby abandoning their territory to anarchy and poverty. What can they hope for now, except that you help to give them back the prestige they are now losing...