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Algerian movie “Outside the Law” nominated for the Oscar 2011
Algerian movie “Outside the Law” nominated for the Oscar 2011
“Hors-la-loi” (Outside the Law), Algeria’s official entry at the Oscars 2011 and directed by Rachid Bouchareb, was nominated for this year’s Oscar for Best Foreign-language Film, the Academy of motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on January 25, 2011.
In the remote villages of the province of Batna (430 km east of Algiers), people, especially women, remain firmly attached to the celebration of Yennayer, Amazigh New Year, a sign of loyalty to the traditions inherited from their ancestors, since ancient time.
GHARDAIA (Algeria)- The festivities marking Amazigh new year, Yennayer 2961, organized by the High Commission of Amazighity in the MZab region, in the country's south, started Tuesday by the inauguration of a series of exhibitions at the Youth Centres Office amid a party atmosphere.