The Law Enforcement Of The Bab El Oued Neighborhood

The year is 1993. The Algiers district of Bad el-Oued has become â€Å"very tense† making the people â€Å"edgy, nervous† and suspicious as a result of multiple â€Å"bomb attacks, sabotage, various manipulations, and repression† (Allouache 129). The Algerian ministry of internal affairs has tasked my newly formed committee, the committee of public and local affairs, to assess the current situation creating a feasible solution to the tension and unrest experienced by the local population in Bab el-Oued. The ministry has given my committee the freedom to utilize the local law enforcement as well as other needed government institutions in order to help improve the stability in accordance with the information available on Bab el-Oued. The information known†¦show more content†¦It is evident that on what appears to on an individual level, the interpretations of Islam differ from person to person. As such, we see this take effect through individuals’ i nteractions with one another. This impact takes form between multiple levels of the social order in Bab el-Oued. Ranging between family ties as seen through Said’s strict control over his sister, Yamina, where he exercises domestic abuse by attempting to control his sisters’ interactions with other men since he sees this as â€Å"a terrible disgrace†(63). Another perspective is Imam Rabah’s relation to the loud speaker, where he uses the speaker as a means to reach out with his sermons to all members of the Bab el-Oued district not inside the masjid on different Islamic matters pertaining to Bab el-Oued (1). The matter my committee finds of most concern to our goals is by assessing the social orders within Bab el-Oued. Islam is highly impactful within this neighborhood and seems to have greater influence on stability than the local law enforcement. Since the 1988 riots â€Å"everyone naturally hates the cops† and therefore do not possess significant control over the area (107). In addition, Said’s gang seemed perceive themselves as the local protectors due to their self-identification as strict practitioners of Islam through their bearded complexions and aggressive attitude with the locals (15). Said was a