Freedom for Boualem Sansal: Writer, thinker, and bearer of the torches of light - opinion
Considering Sansal's prior stances against the Algerian regime, along with his pro-Israel views and his visit to Israel in 2014, the "recipe" for his persecution was complete.
Algerian writer Boualem Sansal poses after being awarded, jointly with French writer Hedi Kaddour, the Grand Prix du Roman, a literary prize awarded by the Academie Francaise for an individual novel, at the Academie Francaise in Paris on October 29, 2015. (photo credit: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP via Getty Images)ByMOHAMED SAAD KHIRALLA