IS ALGERIA STILL DEFINED BY ITS LIBERATION STRUGGLE? On the 60th anniversary of its end, Algerian memory of the War of Independence remains a thorny issue.

This section offers views from several history experts on the 1954-1962 Algerian War of Independence. Topics discussed include the conflict between the Algerian National Liberation Front (NLF) and France described by professor Martin Evans, the socio-political factors which contributed to the anti-colonial liberation struggle of the country noted by professor Rabah Aissaoui, and the perception of the Algerian youth on the colonial past of the country acknowledged by professor Belkacem Belmekki.