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Glossary

Babylon, derogatory term used for the decadent Western capitals by immigrants, usually those from the West Indies

Beur, person of North African origin (Algerian, Moroccan, Tunisian), usually second-generation immigrant, bom or having grown up in France. This word is verlan (backslang) for Arabe, as pronounced with strongly rolled R and voiced B by North Africans.

burnous, long, loose woollen cloak with hood

CAP, Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle, a technical diploma

DASS, Département d'Action Sanitaire et Sociale, Social Welfare Department

Eid, feast day, Muslim religious holiday

fouta, length of striped material worn by rural women of Maghreb round their waist, over their dress

haïk, veil, square of woollen cloth in which women envelop themselves in North Africa when venturing out of doors

harissa, an extremely hot, spicy, red-pepper sauce

harki, Algerian who volunteered to fight in the French army against the forces of Resistance during the Algerian War; repatriated to France, they were called 'French Muslims'

IRCAM, Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Acoustique-Musique (Institute for Research and Coordination of Acoustic Music)

kanoun, a brazier

mechta, a hamlet

medresa, Qur'anic school

merguez, a hot, spicy sausage

moujahideen, partisans, fighting for Independence during the Algerian War

pied-noir, person of European origin who Was bom and lived in Algeria, but left during or after the Algerian War to settle in France

RER, Réseau express régional, suburban line linked to Paris Metro at Châtelet and Charles de Gaulle-Etoile

Roumiette, dim. fem. of Roumi, Roumia (f.), derogatory word applied by North Africans to French or other Europeans

Sonacotra, Société Nationale de Construction de Logements pour Travailleurs, by extention, the immigrant workers living in the blocks of sub-economic flats, built to house them

Sonatrac, Société Nationale de Transport et de Commericialisation des Hydrocarbures, National Society for Transport and Marketing of Hydrocarbons

willaya, a Department in Algeria

ZUP, Zone à urbaniser en priorité, priority urban development area