| English: We Pledge | |
|---|---|
| قَسَمًا | |
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National anthem of  Algeria | |
| Also known as | "Qassaman" (English: "We Pledge") |
| Lyrics | Moufdi Zakaria |
| Music | Mohamed Fawzi |
| Adopted | 1962 |
| Readopted | 2008 |
| Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (one verse) | |
"Kassaman",[1][2] or "Qassaman"[3] (Arabic: قَسَمًا, romanized: Qasaman, "we pledge",[1][2] "the oath" or "we swear"[3]), is the national anthem of Algeria. Moufdi Zakaria authored the lyrics, while the music was composed by Egyptian composer Mohamed Fawzi. The song was adopted as the national anthem in 1962, when the country gained independence from France.
- ^ a b "Algeria". The World Factbook. CIA. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ a b DiPiazza, Francesca Davis (1 January 2007). Algeria in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 69. ISBN 9780822571445. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ a b Hadjab, Warda (2016). "Algiers–Paris Round Trips: Diasporic Pathways of a Public Civil Dissidence". Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies. 14 (3): 322. doi:10.1080/15562948.2016.1208315. S2CID 151951520. (registration required)