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born 1954 Algeria
Malika Hachid (Arabic مليكة حشيد; born March 1954) is an Algerian archaeologist and prehistorian, who is notable for her research on cave art in Algeria and her work on the prehistory of the Berbers. She was Director of the National Centre for Prehistoric, Anthropological and Historical Research (CNRPAH).
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When there are only five or six prehistorians for all of Algeria, for example, there is everything to do at once.
When you are faced with certain situations, your conscience tells you to leave, that’s all.
That’s how I accepted to be the Park’s director, a position that was far from easy.
From a manager’s perspective, because when you are responsible for a territory of 114,000 km², you have to be everywhere.
I really would have liked to stay in Djanet, in the Tassili, and then make the necessary trips for research, documentation.
What problems they face, how tourist traffic is going, set up infrastructure ensure that it doesn’t disrupt the environment.
There are regulations governing the park, the headquarters is in Djanet, and you have to go check whether the brigades are functioning.
And for me, these are essential points of reference.
That wasn’t possible, so I’m a bit of a nomad.
Without resources, no budget, no vehicles.
I leave again, because I have to take on a small job, wherever it may be, I go, even if it’s in Australia.
My greatest joy was being out in the field all the time.
I’ll eat my sandwich in the cold, at 2 degrees.
I need to see a tree, greenery around me.
How many victims of the system are there? I’m neither the first nor the last.
The Park’s headquarters had just been moved to Djanet, and the officials who had been running the Park did not want to go there.
I was never drawn to management. Since there aren’t enough executives, researchers in our countries are called on to take on various responsibilities.
I was first deputy director, then director. But in fact, that’s not at all what I wanted to do.
It’s my way of returning to the desert. Because I know that this dose of sky will be beneficial for me throughout the day.
I was shown the door! There’s nothing unusual about that .
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