Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army, services, policies. This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.

I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.

The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.

I'm optimistic because I'm pragmatic: Neither of the two sides, the military government nor the Islamic front, is capable of winning. If they continue to fight, they will both bleed to death.

Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.

I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place where they were born, near the city of Marrakech.

Algeria is not breaking up.