Women in Algeria who manage to become police officers and get married are very rare. Most female cops in the country either remain single or must give up their careers if they want to have a husband and a family.

In Algeria, people who are employed by the national security forces – the police, the army, etc. – must comply with a strict background check when they decide to marry. If a woman’s future life partner has a chance of failing the investigation, she is forced to choose between her job and marrying him.