<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[THE BRITISH ALGERIAN SOCIETY]]></title><description><![CDATA[The British Algerian Society]]></description><link>https://www.thebritishalgeriansociety.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:29:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thebritishalgeriansociety.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[BAS Monthly Blog #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Diaspora Between Worlds: الغربة (Al-Ghorba) الغربة By the Co-Founder of the British Algerian Society, this piece reflects on الغربة, the Algerian diaspora in Britain, and why BAS was created to turn distance into connection. With multiple roots: al-ghareeb (the stranger), the one who finds themselves distant from what is familiar, al-gharb (the West), and ghuroob (sunset). Collectively, such meanings evoke more than geographical separation. They suggest a movement away from the centre of...]]></description><link>https://www.thebritishalgeriansociety.com/post/bas-monthly-blog-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a732e135d7bc426a549f985</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:36:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>britishalgeriansoc</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Al-Ghorba) الغربة]]></title><description><![CDATA[With multiple roots: al-ghareeb (the stranger), the one who finds themselves distant from what is familiar, al-gharb (the West), and ghuroob (sunset). Collectively, such meanings evoke more than geographical separation. They suggest a movement away from the centre of one’s world, away from the people and places that once provided certainty and recognition. In this sense, الغربة is not merely distance. Such etymology shows that it is longing, the quiet burden of carrying continuously changing...]]></description><link>https://www.thebritishalgeriansociety.com/post/al-ghorba-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a732cb55d7bc426a549f69f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:30:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>britishalgeriansoc</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>