Background
Alloula was born in Ghazaouet in western Algeria.
Alloula was born in Ghazaouet in western Algeria.
He was assassinated by Islamists. He joined the Algerian National Theatre upon its creation in 1963 following independence. El-Aâleg (1969) - "The Leech", a satire of corrupt administration
El-Khobza (1970) - "Bread"
Homq Salim (1972) - "Salim"s Madness", a monologue based on Nikolai Gogol"s Diary of a Madman
Hammam Rabbi (1975) - "The Lord"s Bath", based on Gogol"s The Government Inspector
The Generous Trilogy:
El-Agoual (1980) - "The Sayings"
El-Adjouad (1984) - "The Generous"
El-Litham (1989) - "The Veil"
He was transferred to a hospital in Paris, where he died four days later.
He was working on an Arabic version of Tartuffe when he was shot by two members of FIDA (Islamic Front for Armed Jihad) during Ramadan on March 10, 1994, as he left his house in Oran.
