Mina Namous

Mina Namous was born in 1984 in Paris to Algerian parents and spent her youth in Algeria. After getting her law degree, Mina worked as legal counsel in Algiers before eventually returning to Paris. From 2010 to 2014, Mina wrote a blog chronicling her days and nights in Algiers, which gained wide attention in the French and Algerian media, and a loyal readership.