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AbstractThis article proposes a re-reading of a novel that occupies a prominent place in North African literature — The Sand Child (1987) by Tahar Ben Jelloun. With respect to this, we question in the sociality of this text a certain mode of being of Moroccan consciousness, notably through the identitary relationship it entertains with corporeity. By studying the ideological functions of the double figure of Ahmed, the hero, this article aims to demonstrate that this mode of being involves a power relation and a form of existential incompleteness that pervade a social architecture governed by appearances. How can one break free from a feeling of foreignness to the self, the other and the pluralism inspired by a semiology of false evidence that makes the social status of one's body a problem? This is the challenge that Ahmed must meet to give his ambiguous identity possible unity and transcendence, free from any trace of alienation or exile.
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This article studies the development of the voluntary sector in Algeria. After presenting the existing legal framework and recent changes in the legislation, the authors examine initiatives implemented by government regarding voluntary organisations as well as the economic, social and societal problems that can hamper them. Based on a sample of 145 national voluntary organisations, the authors have conducted an exploratory study to analyse the impact of government action on the distribution, growth and diversity of the Algerian voluntary sector. Their study shows that the policy of democratisation proposed by the Algerian government to foster the voluntary sector is a veil of illusion masking mechanisms of control and restriction on voluntary sector freedom.
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In Tunisia, the social and solidarity economy (SSE) has become a key variable in the postrevolutionary economic recovery. In Sidi Bouzid, Lingare is a voluntary organisation that promotes social entrepreneurship, a sector that has a particular importance for the governorates of Tunisia’s interior in a difficult social and economic climate. This study puts into perspective the multiple paradoxes that affect the sector. The article deconstructs the meaning of the idea of alternative development in the context of Sidi Bouzid to better understand its uniqueness. Breaking with the development policies of the previous government, the sector reclaims economic diversity including by appropriating and adapting orthodox approaches.