I was a French Muslim
(Book)
Uniform Title
Contributors
Mokhtefi, Elaine, translator
Format
Book
Status
Nonfiction
965 MOKHTEFI
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965 MOKHTEFI
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Physical Desc
xxvii, 413 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Street Date
2109
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published in French as J'étais français-musulman by Éditions Barzakh, Algiers, in 2016
Description
"This engaging memoir provides a vivid account of a childhood under French colonization and a life dedicated to fighting for the freedom and dignity of the Algerian people. The son of a butcher and the youngest of six siblings, Mokhtar Mokhtefi was born in 1935 and grew up in a "village de colonization" roughly one hundred kilometers south of the capital of Algiers. Thanks to the efforts of a supportive teacher, he became the only child in the family to progress to high school, attending a French lycée that furthered his thinking on Algerian independence. In 1957, at age twenty-two, he joined the National Liberation Army (ALN), the armed wing of the National Liberation Front (FLN) that had been waging war against France since 1954. After completing rigorous training in radio transmissions at a military base in Morocco, he went on to become an officer in the infamous Ministère de l'Armement et des Liaisons Générales (MALG), the precursor of post-independence Algeria's Military Security (SM). Mokhtefi's powerful memoir bears witness to the extraordinary men and women who fought for Algerian independence against a colonial regime that viewed non-Europeans as fundamentally inferior, designating them not as pure French citizens, but as "French Muslims." He presents a nuanced, intelligent, and deeply personal perspective on Algeria's transition to independent statehood, with all its inherent opportunities and pitfalls"--,Provided by publisher
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mokhtefi, M., & Mokhtefi, E. (2021). I was a French Muslim . Other Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mokhtefi, Mokhtar, 1935-2015 and Elaine, Mokhtefi. 2021. I Was a French Muslim. Other Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mokhtefi, Mokhtar, 1935-2015 and Elaine, Mokhtefi. I Was a French Muslim Other Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mokhtefi, Mokhtar, and Elaine Mokhtefi. I Was a French Muslim Other Press, 2021.
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