AZAWAD – The Tormented of the Désert

AZAWAD – The Tormented of the Desert is a book written by Touaregs living on the Algerian side in Tinzawatine.

“The first cautious glance at this desert paradise teaches us that it is a paradise drowned in injustices, and its contemplation has become unbearable. The desert that I sang and mythologized was not the one I had imagined. My gaze on it is that of a man who does not see further than his own foot.”

Lahcen Bougerara – Excerpt from the book “Azawad – the Tormented of the Desert”.

Have you ever tried to play the music of tears…

Have you ever tried to play the music of tears… or to write with hot coal between your fingers…

Whose tears do you mean…?

For example, to play a tune of orphans’ tears…

Like seeing everyone dancing while you hold a funeral for your country…

Or everyone applauding while your country is dying…

Rikan Salwa – Excerpt from the book “Azawad – the Tormented of the Desert”.

“The whole world calls us terrorists just because we demand to defend our land, which is our right and our honor.
We are facing an infidel enemy who has no mercy or compassion in his heart. He slaughters the elderly and the poor in cold blood like someone slaughtering a sheep.”

“O God, we have no one but you.”

Ben Khayya Kalthoum – Excerpt from the book “Azawad – the Tormented of the Desert”.

“The years passed, with all the crimes they carried out and that were not heard about, no radio, no television, no cameras filming what was happening, and no voice were talking about what was happening in Azawad except the one issued by Mali, which they promoted all over the world, that they are “at war with terrorism”, and in dire need of support. Indeed, support came to them from every direction, and they invested it all in their real land, which they truly knew was their own, the south.”

“As for Azawad which was given to them on a golden platter, they did not care about it or its inhabitants, and provided them with nothing but marginalization and systematic ignorance, the theft and confiscation of property, the poisoning of wells, the violation of sanctities and the encouragement of injustice… and this has been and still is the case with all successive Malian governments.”

Ben Khayya Kalthoum – Excerpt from the book “Azawad – the Tormented of the Desert”.

“But they came to collide with the end of eras of silence and the emergence of a new era in which the owners of the land would reclaim their right, and let the ghouls worship whoever they want after the independence of Azawad, because the people of this land do not and will not accept slavery.”

Suleiman Dado (From the PDF book “Azawad: The Tormented of the Deseert”)

The Tormented of the Desert is a PDF book written by Tuaregs living in Tinzawatine, on the Algerian side of the border, they are Azawadians living a few meters on the other side of Tinzawatine, where all the refugees are along the border in various places, constantly under threat from Wagner, Fama and terrorist groups.

Because Tinzawatine was divided in two – one part on the Algerian side of the border, and the other on the Azawad side (formally Malian side since Azawad is occupied by Mali)

This book contains many painful stories and is a picture of pain and confusion, loss, courage, and a fighting spirit that never gives up, a book of nostalgia and longing for their homeland invaded and occupied by the forces of evil.

The cover of the book shows a father carrying his wounded child in Tinzawatine, Azawad side, after the Malian army and Wagner targeted innocent civilians with drones just a few meters from the border with Algeria in retaliation for the defeat of July 25-27 during the Battle of Tinzawatine where Wagner suffered their greatest defeat on African soil (which they are there to plunder). This cowardly strike caused the death of several children and the destruction of the only pharmacy the city has.

This PDF book is not for sale, it is intended to be shared and read by the world for free. It is a mixture of stories, poems, nostalgia and thoughts. The original book was written in Arabic, but we are working on having it translated into French and English.

Feel free to download a copy here, the french and english versions are both automatic and manually translated from arabic. You can also download the original version in arabic from the link on Telegram: