Kamel Daoud has been a journalist for more than twenty years, writing the most-read column in Algeria, in Le Quotidien d'Oran, while also collaborating on various online media and contributing to publications such as the New York Times. During the 2010-2016 period, he put his name to almost two thousand texts - first intended for the Algerian public, then read more and more throughout the world as his reputation grew.