Many Algerian influencers are honoring the national cultural heritage abroad at the moment. Sometimes to create a buzz, sometimes to promote the historical heritage of our ancestors, which has recently been the subject of a massive cultural appropriation campaign.
After the hayekhere is the Algerian caftan coming to the streets of Istanbul. L’instagrammeuse NahlaTv made a point of honor faire know the traditional dress to the local peopleon video.
In a caftan in the streets of Istanbul, a instagrammeuse Algerian exhibits the national heritage
nahla (@nahlatv) is a well-known influencer on Instagram. She has 2.3 million subscribers on the network, who follow her day by day in her adventures in Turkey.
After the scandal of Hit Errouh “, many Algerian influencers have given themselves the word to represent our culture To abroad and put an end to the phenomenon of cultural appropriation which has been around for some time.
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It is thus with great enthusiasm that Nahla takes part in the movement. We see her parading and taking photos in the streets of the Turkish capital, adorned with a pretty cream caftan and or. On his forehead, the jewel of discord, the Hit Errouh sits proudly and adds a touch ofalgerianization to her outfit.
What do the Turks think of the Algerian caftan?
Nahla not only proudly wears her pretty traditional outfit, she also approaches passers-by to tell them about it. Thus, and questioned about the origin of the caftanmany Turks (to everyone’s surprise) don’t know where it comes from.
India, Iran or even Egypt, there are many suggestions without hitting the mark. Nahla thus takes a certain pleasure in explaining the Algerian roots of her outfit to her interlocutors.
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A passer-by in particular arouses intrigue in the influencer. This is a Moroccan woman who claims that the caftan is not not Algerian, but Turkish. What Nahla brilliantly replies that it isa legacy of the Ottoman era in Algeriaand that it was introduced to Morocco through travelers between the two countries.
