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HBC does not yet have detailed information on Algerian schools. Most of our informaion on Algeria comes from the colonial era. France was the colonial power. The French introduced the first schools in Algeria. Until the arrival of the French, education in Algeria was very limited. There was some limited education conducted through the mosques, but the curriculum was largely limited to reading Arabic and memorization of Koranic texts. Education in French controlled Algeria followed trends in metroploitan France. Thus secular schools were opened with high European standards. These schools were open to Algerians, but many Algerian parents were suspicious of what was being taught. Thus few Algerians away from the coastal cities attended the French schools. This was especilly true for Algerian girls. Algerians fought a long and brutal war during the 1950s and early 60s, at times looking more like a civil war, to achieve independence. We have acquired some images from European schools that existed in the country before independence. The school uniform styles reflect the clothing worn by contemporary European boys. We believe at one time smocks were widely worn in Algerian schools, but have few details on modern Algerian schools.
The only schools in Algeria for centuries were schools associated with mosques. Only boys could be educated and the numbers taught in the Islamic schools were very small. This was the case into the 19th century. It is part of the reason the Arab world was so backward, essentially caught in time, unchnged for centures. France was the colonial power. The French introduced the first secular schools in Algeria. Until the arrival of the French, education in Algeria as very limited. There was some limited education conducted through the mosques, but the curriculum was largely limited to reading Arabic and memorization of Koranic tects. Education in French controlled Algeria followed trends in metroploitan France. Thus secular schools were opened with high European standards. These schools were open to Algerians, but many Algerian parents were suspicious of what was being taught. Thus few Algerians away from the coasyal cities attended the French schools. This was especilly true for Algerian girls. Algerians fought a long and brutal war during the 1950s and early-60s, at times looking more like a civil war, to achieve independence. We have not yet been able to acquire much information on schools in independent Algeria.
We believe at one time smocks were widely worn in Algerian schools. School portraits show children wearing smocks in many schools, but usually only axfewcof the children. Our infornmation is, however, still very limited. We have few details on modern Algerian schools.
We do not yet have a lot of information on individul Algeriann schools. We do note one unidentified school, perhaps in Algiers during 1951.
Ehert, Christopher. The Civilizations of Africa: a History to 1800 (University of Virginia Press, 2002).
Ruedy, John. Modern Algeria: The Origins and Development of a Nation (Bloomington: Indiana University Press: 2005).
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Created: February 15, 2004
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