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GIVEAWAY: Gift pack of North African goodies including “The End of The Sahara”
22nd February 2026
GIVEAWAY: Gift pack of North African goodies plus “The End of The Sahara”…we are delighted to join forces with Bitter Lemon Press and offer a selection of North African delights in our giveaway to mark publication of The End of the Sahara by Said Katibi, TR: Alexandre Elison. Set in ALGERIA
The End of the Sahara by Saïd Katibi, TR: Alexandre Elison
On an early autumn morning in 1988, on the outskirts of an Algerian city on the edge of the desert, a shepherd stumbles upon the lifeless body of Zakia Zaghouani, the stunning nightclub singer at the Sahara Hotel. Suspicion immediately falls on her lover, who is thrown into prison. The incompetent Inspector Hamid begins an investigation. So does the defense lawyer of the main suspect. Family, friends, and close ones give their testimonies, finding themselves confronted with their past. Secrets, betrayals, grudges, but also dreams and hopes shed light on their connection to the victim. Each person harbours, for one reason or another, the desire to take revenge on her. So, who really killed Zakia? And what if, behind this woman’s murder, lie secrets so unbearable they could tear an entire community apart?
The items included in the giveaway:
A copy of The End of the Sahara by Saïd Khatibi
A box of dates
Organic cous cous
A pack of spices
A decorative lantern
A jar of harissa paste
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- Just let us know in the Comments below by midnight, 7 March 2026, just tell us about your favourite North African food. Is it couscous, do you love dates, hummus, perhaps?
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Moroccan Tagine
any type of vegan tagine
Definitely hummus!
I love tagine!
I recommend giving Kushari a try – rice, lentils and macaroni.
Vegetable tagine with couscous.
I love a tagine with apricots and prunes
I like hummus and I like kadaif
Houmous of course!
Love dates!
Dates, they go very well in a cake with walnuts.
Hummus for me!
Hummus and falafel. So good!
hummus is fantastic
Dates make a lovely treat.
A chickpea & apricot tagine.
I love dates
I love dates
I love dates, such a wonderful flavour.
I could eat them all day, every day and as no one else in the family like them it is all the more for me
I love North African food! Looking forward to my holiday In Morocco later this year.
Sweet!
My favourite North African food is hummus and I like to eat it with crunchy vegetables!
Not only are dates delicious, but they are also very nutritious. I have one or two each morning for their slow-release energy.
I love couscous and the spicy meat and vegetable stew served with it, but the best part of the meal is the fresh mint tea to wash it down with
I love Trip Fiction!
injera
Good luck everyone
Rass el Hanout
A blend of spices perfect for numerous dishes
Lamb tagine
Lamb Kebabs with Pomegranate Molasses and Mint Dipping Sauce
Not true any so I’ll be in for a treat – sounds so delicious
Hummus!
pastilla from Morocco.
I love hummous, couscous, butternut squash tagine, falafel, pitta bread
I love dates
We love a Tagine meal , my favourite has to be Mrouzia I was lucky enough to share with friends celebrations at Eid.
Couscous is a firm favourite in our house. Especially lightly spiced with sultanas. It’s so very versatile and loved by all the family.
I love couscous with a Middle Eastern chicken stew.
I live on homemade hummus … So full of flavour and goodness, although at Christmas I am very partial to Medjool dates