Kamel Daoud, a Franco-Algerian writer, faces two international arrest warrants from Algerian authorities related to his novel 'Houris', which won the Goncourt Prize in 2024. He is accused of using a survivor's story from the Algerian civil war without consent, which he denies. The novel is banned in Algeria for its content about the civil war. Daoud's lawyer claims the warrants are politically motivated, aimed at silencing him. His publisher has condemned the media campaigns against him.