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Abdelkader Alloula
Abdelkader Alloula ‎ (1939 in Ghazaouet, Algeria – March 14, 1994, in Oran, Algeria) was an Algerian playwright. He was assassinated by Islamists.
Biography.
Alloula was born in Ghazaouet in western Algeria. He joined the Algerian National Theatre upon its creation in 1963 following independence. His works, typically in vernacular Algerian Arabic, included:
- "El-Aâleg" (1969) - "The Leech", a satire of corrupt administration
- "El-Khobza"
"El-Litham" (1989) - "The Veil"
He was working on an Arabic version of "Tartuffe" when he was shot by two members of FIDA (Islamic Front for Armed Jihad) during Ramadan on March 10, 1994, as he left his house in Oran. He was transferred to a hospital in Paris, where he died four days later. His widow, Radja Alloula, and friends set up the Abdelkader Alloula Foundation in his memory.
His brother, Malek Alloula, is also