ABSTRACT
Three major antithetical events have marked women's lives in the last fifteen years: The rise of women as a subject of study in academic institutions, the creation of women's associations and the emergence of political parties based on religious platforms. In the seething cul tural and political caldron that sums up contemporary Algeria, women were able to enter a new social space in ways that betray political sophistication. Using the history of nationalism, and taking advantage of the youth revolt of October 1988, women laid down the foundation of a movement that gradually integrates them in academic studies and political life.
