I would like to write, or rather refute, some LEGENDS about Algeria. First: it is not a Muslim, but a democratic republic. This means that the law is the constitution, not sharia.
A little more about Algeria. In general, the architecture of Algeria is almost everywhere in the oriental style. Even modern buildings are built with an oriental slant, ornaments and tinting inside.
We have been traveling in Algeria for the past 3 years. We go every year. We are going to ski resort this winter. Almost everyone has already traveled, they have not been only in the Sahara Desert.