His installation in Algeria, his conversion to Islam, his struggles for a fairer treatment of Algerians, make Etienne Dinet a painter who at least denotes within the Orientalist movement. The two greatest specialists of this artist return to this extraordinary destiny.
With:

Koudir Benchikou, specialist in Orientalism and author of works on Étienne Dinet
François Pouillon, anthropologist, director of studies at the EHESS (Centre d'histoire sociale de l'Islam méditerranéen), author of Etienne Dinet, painter in Islam – l'Algérie et l'héritage colonial (republished by Frantz Fanon, 2023)
Mario Choueiry, curator of the exhibition Etienne Dinet et l'Algérie: un amour incandescent