▁or ▁in ▁French ▁by ▁five ▁story ▁tell ers ▁from ▁Mor oc co , ▁Al ger ia ▁and ▁Tun is ia , ▁with ▁each ▁story ▁followed ▁by ▁er ud ite ▁comments . ▁The ▁stories ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁Arab ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁Ber ber ▁tradition . ▁Since ▁all ▁the ▁tell ers ▁are ▁educated ▁sch ol ars , ▁the ▁stories ▁show ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁written ▁Arab ic ▁trad itions . ▁The ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁critic ized ▁for ▁the ▁literary ▁pret ensions ▁of ▁the ▁translation ▁and ▁failure ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁original ▁texts , ▁but ▁has ▁value ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁new ▁eth n ological ▁material . ▁ ▁The ▁Cont es ▁myst érie ux ▁d ' A frique ▁du ▁Nord , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁repub lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁North ▁African ▁alleg or ical ▁tales ▁from ▁p ious ▁or ▁mar about ic ▁families , ▁or ▁families ▁of ▁magistr ates ▁or ▁far mers . ▁Notes ▁after ▁each ▁tale ▁discuss ▁other ▁tales ▁with ▁similar ▁them es . ▁The ▁post hum ously ▁published ▁Al ger ie , ▁dialog ue ▁entre ▁christ ian isme ▁et ▁is lam ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁tells ▁of ▁her ▁mot ives ▁and ▁conv ict ions ▁in ▁supporting ▁the ▁Al ger ian ▁struggle ▁for ▁social , ▁cultural ▁and ▁political ▁freedom . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 3 ▁death s ▁Category : F rench ▁women ▁engine ers ▁Category