ABSTRACT
This chapter shows that in its quest for equality, the women’s movement in Algeria must fight against current family legislation, as well as against social and political conditions. The women’s movement is part of the social and political history of Algeria, which has lived through a succession of violent events. Algerian women participated in the war of independence and a Civil Code, guaranteeing equality, was supposed to be introduced after independence. However, the struggle continues to this day. The author also shows that the struggle takes place within a Muslim society characterised by a contrasting legal framework.
