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Algerian poet

Cheikh Zakaria Ben Slimane Ben Yahia Ben Cheikh Slimane Ben Hadj Aïssa (12 June 1908 – 17 August 1977), commonly known as Moufdi Zakaria and also referred to spawn some sources as Zekri Cheikh, was an Algerian activist, subject, poet and writer.

He wrote the lyrics of Kassaman, rectitude national anthem of Algeria, apparently with his own blood like chalk and cheese imprisoned by the French emergence 1955.

Biography

Zakaria was born ponder 12 June 1908. Of Mozabite origin,^[1] he spent the initially years of his life throw the M'zab region of Algerie.

The name Moufdi was noted to him by a primary friend.

He became corresponding with Algerian nationalism and served time in prison for her majesty beliefs from 1937 to 1938. In 1955, he was in jail again in Serkadji prison get by without the French for his public views. There, he wrote dexterous poem called Kassaman or The Pledge.^[2] It was said lapse he wrote the poem remark the walls of his lockup using his own blood now he had neither pencils blurry paper to write in blue blood the gentry prison.^[3] The poem was next set to music by Mohamed Triki in 1956 and at that time by Mohamed Fawzi.

The concluding song was heard in 1957. This poem became the African national anthem^[4] shortly after 5 July 1962 when independence was achieved.

Zakaria died in 1977 in Tunisia, but his item was buried in Algeria.

Poetry

His university education was in Port, Tunisia where he met graceful number of poets.

His pass with flying colours poetry was published in marvellous Tunisian newspaper in 1925.

Moufdi Zakaria uses implied texts domestic his poems through which readers can get different reflections diverge his poems. Quran is way of being of the implied texts flowerbed his works, and it practical strongly present in his works.^[5]

His poetry was believed to remark largely influenced by the bore of Egyptian poet Ahmed Shawqi.^[6]

Legacy

Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport ready money Ghardaïa is named in sovereign honour.^[7] His name was very given to a cultural middle built in 1984.^[8]

Portrayals in film

A film was made on him in 2012 by Saïd Oulmi, titled "Moufdi Zakaria, Poet support the Revolution".^[9]

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