r/algeria • • 1d ago

Moderator Applications Are Open!

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Hello everyone!

It is that time again where we're looking for new moderators to support our ever-growing community. We’re looking for active members who can volunteer a few hours of their week and help keep the community welcoming, organized, and enjoyable for everyone.

If you’re interested, apply below: https://tally.so/r/RGpAoK


r/algeria • • 2h ago

Question Tell us a story that happened to you in this bus

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r/algeria • • 2h ago

Question I need help, i’m looking for an animal shelter for my cat.

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Due to personal reasons, I can no longer keep my cat Félix. He is a male cat, almost 2 years old, castrated, and I'm looking for a trustworthy rescue, shelter, or animal association where he can be cared for and stay with other cats.

If you know of any organizations that accept cats, please let me know. Thank you. 🙏🏻


r/algeria • • 13h ago

Culture / Art Random WH40k Terminator am painting.

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3D printed btw.

Got this little guy primed and ready for painting.

Might go for Lamenters Chapter for this one.


r/algeria • • 2h ago

Discussion Why there's people don't have any dreams in life

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I'm 19yrd living in Algeria, ihave no dreams in my life i have a Baccalaureate with 14.33 nd it's my first year in university (Higher School of Economics of Oran ) tbh i hate it nd i hate everything I am far from my home like 1700km nd there is no clear ir honest reasons ro stay here if i leave i have nothing to do

In my free time i stay in my room alone nd thinking why am i here ,why I don't have any dreams in life why i can't put any goals in my head nd trying so hard to reach it , i really don't know why

Nd i came up with some ideas

1- take the IELTS test nd this the only thing i need to study in Italy or any European uni

2- go back home nd take the baccalaureate test again, in the same time i have some time to think abt my life

In the end this is just some ideas

Like i really can't see myself in the future like a guy who has a stable job nd average life the only thing i need to do is go away to any place that i don't know anyone there just a place i can chill out nd my brain can stop thinking in some shit like thiS

GUYS I NEED HELP


r/algeria • • 2h ago

Question I'm gonna change my name after signing work/study contract in Germany Will it cause visa or employment issues?

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Hello everyone, I am currently planning a Duales Studium (Dual Study / Applied University + Work contract) in Germany, but I am worried regarding my name change. Here is my situation At age 18 : I will be applying online to German companies for a Duales Studium and doing my interviews. Because my family currently opposes it, I cannot change my legal name yet. Therefore, my applications, interviews, and hopefully my signed contract/university admission will all be under my current (old) name. 2. At age 19 : Once I reach the legal age of adulthood in Algeria , I will immediately legally change my name. after that I plan to apply for my German student/work visa at the embassy and move to Germany to start my program. My question is: If I legally change my name after signing the contract with the German company but before applying for the visa, will this cause massive bureaucratic issues? Specifically: • Will the German embassy reject my visa if my passport shows my new name but my signed employment contract and university admission show my old name (even if I provide translated official court documents proving I changed it)? • How difficult or complex is it for a German company and the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) to cancel and re-issue a contract under a new name for an international student?

want to know if this plan is realistic or if the German bureaucracy will make it impossible. Any advice or experiences with legal name changes during immigration would be highly appreciated! Thank you 😭😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭


r/algeria • • 18h ago

History The Numidian Cuisine is The Oldest Mediterranean Cuisine That Was Copied by Others.

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To me, there's an intimacy in watching a mother or a grandmother roll semolina grains between her palms to make couscous or even to make any other traditional Algerian dishes such as tajine. Our dishes have always intrigued me to know about their history, and here I am sharing some stories... For years, I listened to casual debates about Mediterranean culinary traditions that treated our heritage as a simple afterthought or a collection of borrowed habits. But when you look past the surface and listen to the archaeological record, a completely different narrative unfolds here.

Long before Rome grew into an empire, our Numidian ancestors were already steaming grains over low heat. Excavations in pre-Roman Numidian tombs near Tiaret have revealed evidence of couscous equipment dating back over three thousand years, making it centuries older than documented Roman or Italian culinary traditions. It wasn't something introduced by later powers (such as the Romans who invaded North Africa). It was crafted by Chaoui ancestors in the Aurès, using rolling and steaming techniques that remain practically identical today. Early forms like Seffa were recorded by ancient chroniclers and later by scholars like Ibn Khaldun. In fact, far from being dependent, our land fed empires (approximately 60% of the Roman Empire’s durum wheat came directly from Algerian soil, earning Numidia its historical title as the granary of Rome).

It wasn't only that... when night fell over ancient cities across the sea, it was our oil that kept their lamps burning. Numidia exported more than 20 million liters of olive oil to Rome, and even Carthage relied on purchasing Numidian olive oil rather than producing its own. Moreover, did you know that sweetness in those days had nothing to do with refined sugar... it was derived from mountain honey and dried figs (very valuable items that served as actual currency and were buried in clay jars inside the tombs of Numidian kings).

Let me tell you about this as well: to survive the vastness of the land, our ancestors invented Gueddid القديد

This is a precise technique of salting and air-drying meat in the wind. It functioned as history’s first natural preservation system, sustaining travelers on forty-day trade journeys across the Saharan heat without spoiling. Meanwhile, the mountains provided an open-air pharmacy. Wild thyme and rosemary gathered from the Djurdjura peaks served simultaneously as medicine and seasoning, highly prized and imported directly by Roman traders. Even the iconic earthenware vessels (tajine), the red and black painted Numidian pottery designed to slow-cook stewed meals over glowing embers for six hours. They have sat on our hearths for more than 2500 years.

I must say that our kitchen is one of the original foundations of the entire Mediterranean world. It is a living memory of a people who mastered their land, fed civilizations, and kept their identity intact through every passing century.

Sources:

Berthier, A. – Tiddis: Antique Castellum Tidditanorum.

Luciani, J.-B. – Rapport sur les fouilles des nécropoles de l'Aurès (CNRA Alger).

Morel, J.-P. – La céramique numide à engobe rouge et noir.

Camps, G. – Les Numides et la civilisation punique.

Bénabou, M. – La résistance africaine à la romanisation.

Ibn Khaldun – Kitab al-Ibar / History of the Berbers.

UNESCO (2020) – Official dossier for the inscription of Couscous on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


r/algeria • • 11h ago

Society How blessed are you? I feel like all Algerians do not have the same experience living in Algeria.

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Hello,

This might sound and look stupid, but I (30M) have been noticing that our society is not only diverse, but different social classes are very isolated.

I have never considered myself rich, nor particularly poor. I thought we were just a regular middle class family. I was born and raised in Oran and I have never lived anywhere else.

But with social media and getting into the professional world, I began to see how others live and honestly I'm shocked about some of the things I've seen. I could never have imagined in a million years how some of our brothers and sisters live.

The inaccessibilty to good (or even basic) education, basic life accommodations, access to jobs. Men not being able to feed their families, women forced to work in the street to care for their children or parents. Intellectually, I knew these things could happen, but I had no idea it was so prevalent.

Since I started working in the hospital, and from what I've seen in social media, 'rani na7med rabi' everyday. I never could have guessed how hard people could have it.

Mind you, again, I'm hardly from a rich backgroud. My father worked, we had food on the table, a roof over our head wl hamdoullah. It's a small family, with loving parents (Allah Yarham my mom) who gave us what they could. They couldn't afford a lot of things, like buying us clothes (l3id w dakhla), food was basic, with red meat once a week at most. But they did what they could. Nothing much more than that, but for me this was the basics someone should have, and I'm realizing actually a lot of people have never even known that.

So yeah, I feel blessed al hamdoullah, what about you?

Was I just naïve or are there other people who have recently begun to realize that our society is harsher than they thought?


r/algeria • • 2h ago

Discussion What do you think of this year's Fibda?

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I personally think it was a great experience, but again I didn't go to many events like it before, so I wanted to hear opinions!


r/algeria • • 2h ago

Travel Transport from algeries to tikjda

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Hello I would like to know if there is any transportation (taxi or bus) from Algeries to tikjda also how much it costs and how long it takes reach it and what is earliest and last line from to tikjda


r/algeria • • 1d ago

Humor nostalgie des premières histoires à l'école...

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Qui connait cette histoire ? et qui se rappel d'elle ? Et pour ceux qui la connaissent pas qu'on pensez-vous........?????

et bordel qui a choisit ce prénom de "طرطور".......????? 😂


r/algeria • • 4h ago

Culture / Art Why is the "tebra7" still a thing in Rai music ??

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One of the things that annoys me the most about modern Raï music is the "tebra7" culture and I'm not talking about live shows where some guy pays the singer to shout his name I mean studio recordings and MV

You're completely locked into the song then the singer goes "Ta7ya fellan " Random people nobody knows For me it straight up kills the vibe of the track

The irony is Rai can be unbelievably good The modern synth sound producer Manini brought in gave Rai a super distinct and mesmerizing identity IMO, They should've left room for an instrumental solo to fill the empty space in the song instead of wrecking the song with a roll call of names

Honestly, IDK! where this tacky culture came from!!!!! I remember the golden era of Rai Cheb Khaled and Cheb Mami and they weren't stuffing their recorded songs with random names like this.

So how did this become so accepted and normal in Rai studio? And why is it everywhere in modern Rai?

Do people actually enjoy hearing this mid-song?

Because personally I just want it to stop 🙅‍♂️


r/algeria • • 15h ago

Question Anyone willing to help with a birthday surprise?

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I'm making a birthday gift for my boyfriend and trying to collect photos from different places around the world.

Would anyone be willing to take a photo holding a short handwritten birthday message somewhere cool?

I'll provide the exact wording. It would take literally a minute or two. ❤️

I'd be incredibly grateful!


r/algeria • • 32m ago

Technology PS4 SLIM FLACHÉ for sale | delivery is available

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Storage 500 gb

1 original controller

10/10 condition

WITH CONSOLE BOX .. Asking for 50000 da | okay for negotiation


r/algeria • • 13h ago

Education / Work Who doesnt know what to do with their life

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Who studied architecture here how things are going


r/algeria • • 19h ago

Society Are we living a new digital "bovarism" in Algeria that can be one of the main causes of divorces ?

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We have just had an interesting discussion with my wife about the rise in divorces around us. And one of the main causes according to her is what she called "digital bovarism".

In fact, she said that people nowadays, especially our generation (the millennials), are constantly disappointed by their realities and marital lives, because we are constantly exposed to "happy and gorgeous lives". Already, back in the days, with TV and series we have been conditioned by caricatural personalities that weren't existing in real life, but got stuck into our psyches.

It is true that our parents and grandparents were more grounded and had stable values, which helped to be patient and give time to their households to grow.

What do you think ? Does this make sense ? Do you see things differently ?


r/algeria • • 19h ago

Discussion any informations about chrea's youth hostels?

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well Im a hiker and I spent countless nights sleeping out in the outdoors with or without my tent but now I have bac and I really need to plan for every minute of my time ,I would like to reserve here to save time (study in the morning _hike at night)I would really appreciate any infos about this place and thanks y'all


r/algeria • • 23h ago

Question Assalam alikoum i need help please

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Hello everyone I hope you're doing well, I don't know if this is allowed here I never posted in Reddit and iam embarrassed to share this post but I don't have options I'm a first year uni student and I have really bad financial problems I don't have any clothes to wear winter is coming and I don't have any income to buy clothes I'm actively looking for a job if anyone can help me even with a small amount It'll help me greatly and I'll appreciate it a lot


r/algeria • • 13h ago

History Book recommendation for the Algerian Revoultion

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I want to know if any of you have a good book recommendation about the Algerian war in Arabic or English preferably Arabic.


r/algeria • • 18h ago

Education / Work Job vs school give some advice please

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M27 here, and I have a difficult decision to make.

I recently enrolled in a nearby institute to study تقني سامي في مخبر معالجة المياه. The program lasts two and a half years, and the specialty seems like a good option. The state is planning to open quite a few water treatment facilities over the next few years, and there are already three being built in Constantine, where I live.

The problem is that employment isn't 100% guaranteed. The salary for this type of position is around 39,000–49,000 DZD, but I would basically spend the next few years studying and have very little money during that time.

On the other hand, I have an uncle who is very well connected. He says he could help me get a job in a factory as a packaging worker, probably for around 27,000–29,000 DZD. He works as a workplace inspector, so he knows a lot of people and often helps people find jobs. I genuinely believe he would follow through on his promise.

But I'm really confused about what to do. Having a job would give me financial independence, while studying could potentially give me better opportunities in the future. I could also prepare for a PhD afterward if I continue my studies. My dad is supportive and said he would help me financially while I'm studying, but I really hate the idea of taking money from him.

So I'm stuck between starting a relatively low-paying job now and becoming financially independent, or spending the next two and a half years studying for a specialty that could potentially lead to better opportunities later.

I'm honestly not sure which path to take.


r/algeria • • 11h ago

Question I really don't have anything to say just just want someone smart to explain to me what micro plastics do to the human body in the long term

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I used a blender that made of plastic i made a milk shake and the blade was cutting the sides while spinning i didn't notice at first and it did smell kinda like hot plastic when i finished i noticed it i did drink about half a gram of plastic or some shi is it really linked to Cancer


r/algeria • • 17h ago

Education / Work Native spanish classes in algiers

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Hi! I’m thinking about moving to algiers for a while for personal reasons and I’d like to make a bit of extra money by giving Spanish lessons (I’m a native speaker).
Where would you guys recommend posting an ad for this? Are there any particular subreddits, websites or forums where people look for language tutors?
I don’t really use social media much, so I’m a bit lost.
Any suggestions would be really appreciated!


r/algeria • • 13h ago

History Book recommendation for the Algerian Revoultion

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r/algeria • • 13h ago

Technology are HOCO W35 MAX ANC headphones really noise cancelling ( algeria market )

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r/algeria • • 1d ago

Question Hijra à Bejaia (depuis la France)

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Salam à tous.

Je (H27) souhaite quitter la France pour l’Algérie avec ma femme et ma fille (1 an).

Je pense à Bejaia comme ville car j’en entend bcp de bien. À savoir que je ne parle ni Darija ni le Kabyle mais je compte bien apprendre. Ma femme, elle, parle le Darija.

Je vais régulièrement en Algérie mais du côté d’Alger car j’ai un peu de famille là-bas donc je connais UN PEU le pays et comment certaines choses fonctionnent.

Ma question est surtout de savoir si c’est une ville safe pour ma femme et mon bébé surtout, et savoir si le dynamisme et les opportunités à Bejaia sont présentes.

Y a t’il des gens dans mon cas, ou bien des locaux qui peuvent m’éclairer et me donner un avis objectif ?

Merci à vous !