Algeria Quote by Ahmed Ben Bella

I was born in Morocco and lived there until I was 13; I'm really proud of my heritage.

— French Montana

I have an affinity with Algeria, because I grew up with plenty of Algerian friends in the suburbs of Paris.

— Nicolas Anelka

I have always found it jarring to encounter people born and raised in, say, Switzerland, who are denied its citizenship and still considered Algerians…

— Anand Giridharadas

I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place…

— Ahmed Ben Bella

My family is from Morocco, and I was born and raised in Canada, but I'm an Indian at heart, for sure.

— Nora Fatehi

I was born in France. I grew up in Africa.

— Benjamin Millepied

I want to say that I can be Moroccan and speak about someone without speaking about his nationality. Because, you know, I have the…

— Leila Slimani

Many Europeans think that all Moroccans speak French, but no. I had to make an effort to learn it when I studied French literature…

— Abdellah Taia

I was born in Canada, but both my parents are Syrian - they moved to Canada in the '70s, and I was born in…

— Sami Zayn

My father is Moroccan and I have fond childhood memories of holidays there.

— Laila Rouass

I'm half Egyptian, and I'm Muslim. But I grew up in Canada, far from my Arab roots. Like so many who straddle East and…

— Shereen El Feki

I'm an actor, full stop. Not an Arab actor. Not an actor of Algerian origin. Just an actor.

— Tahar Rahim