Bashir Haj Ali
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Bashir Haj Ali Arabic:(بشير حاج علي) (1991-1920) is an Algerian mujahid, poet, musicologist, and politician. was born in Kasbah, in Algiers, the capital. He was considered a unique voice in the course of Algerian literature, and devoted his writings and life to a commitment to the cause of justice and defending his homeland, which he deems to belong to all. He joined the ranks of the Algerian Communist Party in 1945, and was promoted to membership in the Secretariat in 1949, and was appointed Secretary-General of the party In 1951, after Omar Ozkan was expelled from the ranks and cadres of the organization and the Supreme Management Authority.
After the independence of Algeria in 1962, he kept a distance with the authority, then with his leftist comrades he took a position opposing the 1965 military coup that was led by Houari Boumediene in June 1965 against President Ahmed Ben Bella, and at that time he founded, with the historian Mohamed Harbi and the human rights defender Hussein Zahwan, the "Popular Resistance Organization" And the security forces arrested him on September 20, 1965, and he remained imprisoned until 1968, and he was under house arrest between 1968 and 1974. Bashir Haj Ali reported the details of his imprisonment and torture in his book “Al-Tas’is” (French: l’Arbitraire), which he wrote on sanitary paper inside his cell,[1][2] which was secretly taken out with the help of his French wife Lussat (1920-2014) and secretly circulated Before it was published by "Minoy Publications" in France in 1966, it was the first book to expose torture practices in Algeria.In 1960, he published a book, “Our People Will Win.” He also wrote several struggle and revolutionary poems, which he collected in a poetry collection entitled “An Anthem for the Eleventh of December.”
| Bashir Haj Ali | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1920 Kasbah of Algiers |
| 💀Died | May 8, 1991 (70 years old) AlgeriaMay 8, 1991 (70 years old) |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Algerian |
| 💼 Occupation | Poet, Political Activist, and Writer |
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Early Life[edit]
Bashir came from a poor peasant family in Azfoun, and his grandfather was a member of a group of resistance fighters against the French colonial authorities in the Kabylie region at the beginning of the twentieth century, and the leader of that group was Arezki al-Bashir.[1]
Bashir Yahya studied at the colonial school and learned Arabic at the Quranic school in his area. Bashir Hajj Ali joined the ranks of the Algerian Islamic Scouts in his youth, and when his father lost his job in 1937, Bashir was 17 years old, so he left his studies and began working as a technician in the central post office at the Postal Corporation. And transportation, and there Bashir Hajj Ali discovered the literature of socialism and union struggle thanks to his colleagues at work.
Biography[edit]
He joined the ranks of the Algerian Communist Party in 1945, and in the following year became editor-in-chief of the newspaper Liberté ("Freedom"), and he became acquainted in the party with Mohamed Khadda, one of the pillars of modern Algerian art, and they remained friends until he passed away in 1991, and was promoted to membership in the secretariat in 1949 After the expulsion of Omar Ozkan from the ranks and cadres of the organization and the Supreme Steering Committee, he was appointed General Secretary of the Algerian Communist Party in 1951. The French authorities arrested Bashir Hadj Ali in 1952 in front of Serkadji prison while participating in a demonstration in support of the Algerian national prisoners (members of the Special Organization) who were imprisoned in Serkadji prison. At that time, with his many writings in the press and in the magazine (French: Progrès) "Progress" of the Communist Party, and his pen against French colonial thought, culture and ideology, the French authorities tried to arrest him during the national liberation revolution, and after the colonial authorities banned the Algerian Communist Party in 1955, he moved to the resistance confidentiality. Bashir was arrested after the 1965 coup in Algeria for opposing the coup against former President Ahmed Ben Bella and for founding the "Popular Resistance Organization" party with Mohamed Harbi. He told his story in prison in his book "The Arbitrary Decision" issued in 1966, and recounted his exposure to injustice and torture in prison, and he wrote in his prison Several poems he collected in a book (in French: Chants pour les nuits de septembre) “Songs for the September nights” expressing his steadfastness and adherence to his faith and principles. He was released in 1974 and resumed his cultural activities as a poet and specialist in chaabi music. He also joined the ranks of the Socialist Vanguard Party. Al-Bashir Haj Ali says in a letter dated November 22, 1965: “Dear Safia… I have been in Lambez prison since November 20, we were told that we are political prisoners, and this means that our trial, will not be tomorrow. We started preparing our cell, we took a hot bath for the first time a month ago, we passed to the barber, and then to the doctor, who prescribed me medicines to relieve the pain of gastric ulcers, and advised me to repeat the x-rays last September... Today more than ever your presence in my life, how happy I was to be near you, how lucky it is that united our hearts to love…”[3]
Publications[edit]
Bashir Hajj Ali published several works, most notably:
- “Arbitrary” or “Arbitrary Decision” book, 1966.[4] ( Original title: "Altaesuf" 'aw "alqarar altaesufi" ).
- The book "Our People Will Triumph" in 1960.( Original title: "shaebuna sayantasiru" ).
- A collection of poems entitled "Songs for December 11, 1960".( Original title: "'anashid liawm 11 disambir 1960 ").
- (Chants for the nights of September), “Chants pour les nuits de septembre” (1966).( Original title: "anashid sibtambar" 1966 ).
- Culture et révolution socialiste, May 1965.( Original title: Althaqafat walthawrat aliashtirakiat ).
- "May Happiness Be" (1980).( Original title: Falitabqaa alsaeada ).
- “Lessons from the Liberation War in Algeria” (1965).( Original title: "Durus min alharb altahririat fi aljazayir" )
He was also preoccupied with music as a researcher and historian. Among his works in this field are:
- "The Sources, Characteristics, and Prospects of Algerian Music" (1960).( Original title: Masadir wakhasayis wafaq almusiqaa aljazayiriay
- "What is national music?" (1964).( Original title: "Ma hia almusiqaa alwataniatu?"
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "مثالك/ Ton exemple". المجلة الثقافية الجزائرية (in العربية). Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ "المناضل الراحل بشير حاج علي ….. شاهد على التعسف". Mascara-Débat-Actualité. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ "البشير حاج علي: هشاشة الجسد وصلابة الموقف". نفحة (in العربية). 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ حاج علي، بشير،; الأخضر، العفيف (1967). العسف: أو: التعذيب الجديد في الجزائر (الطبعة الثانية ed.). بيروت: لبنان: دار الأدب،. Search this book on
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