Mohand Arav Bessaoud (born 24 December 1924 in Taguemount El Djedid, Algeria; died 1 January 2002 in Isle of Wight) was a KabyleAlgerianwriter and activist. He was described as the spiritual father of Berberism ("Dda Moh"), and a strong supporter of the Amazigh culture.[1]
Mohand Arav was part, as soon as 1963, of the early movement that led to the rise of the National Liberation Front. He had published Happy The Martyrs Who Have Seen Nothing in 1963 in which he documented his war experience against the French. This book earned him the death penalty by the Ahmed Ben Bella administration.[1] More precisely, he wrote explicitly how Ramdane Abbane (one of the historic leaders of the Algerian movement) was murdered by Abdelhafid Boussouf, and not killed in combat.[2]
In 1965, Bessaoud fled to France. Along with individuals including Taos Amrouche, Mohammed Arkoun, Abdelkader Rahmani, Mohand Saïd Hanouz, he cofounded the Academie Berbere in Paris in 1966.[2] In 1969, he organized the first Berber music concert, and launched a Berber-focused magazine, Imazighène. That year, the Academie Berbere became Agraw Imazighen.[2] He designed the modern Berber flag in 1970.[3][4]
In 1978, following diplomatic pressure from Algeria, France asked Mohand Arav to leave the country. He dissolved the Academie Berbere and settled in the Isle of Wight. In 1997, he returned to Algeria, his last trip to his home country before passing away on 1 January 2002.[1]
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Mohand Arav wrote on the war of independence, its aftermath and the history of the Berbers. He was considered a leading light of Berberism during the 20th and early 21st centuries.[1]
Happy The Martyrs Who Have Seen Nothing, 1963
The FFS: Hope and Betrayal, 1966
Little people for a great cause, or the history of the Berber Academy 1966-1978, 2000
^ abcHsain Ilahiane, Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen), Rowman & Littlefield, 27 March 2017
^Fedele, Valentina (2021), The Hirak. The Visual Performance of Diversity in Algerian Protests, University of Salento, p. 693, doi:10.1285/i20356609v14i2p681, retrieved 2022-12-20
^Ilahiane, Hsain (2017). Historical dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen) (2nd ed.). Lanham, Maryland. p. 52. ISBN978-1-4422-8182-0. OCLC 966314885.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
October 26, 2023
mohand, arav, bessaoud, born, december, 1924, taguemount, djedid, algeria, died, january, 2002, isle, wight, kabyle, algerian, writer, activist, described, spiritual, father, berberism, strong, supporter, amazigh, culture, mohammed, arav, bessaoudmuḥend, aεrab. Mohand Arav Bessaoud born 24 December 1924 in Taguemount El Djedid Algeria died 1 January 2002 in Isle of Wight was a Kabyle Algerian writer and activist He was described as the spiritual father of Berberism Dda Moh and a strong supporter of the Amazigh culture 1 Mohammed Arav BessaoudMuḥend Aerab BeseudBorn 1924 12 24 24 December 1924Taguemount El Djedid Algeria Died 2002 01 01 1 January 2002Newport England Years active1950 2002Known forAlgerian War Berberism Contents 1 Biography 2 Published work 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editMohand Arav was part as soon as 1963 of the early movement that led to the rise of the National Liberation Front He had published Happy The Martyrs Who Have Seen Nothing in 1963 in which he documented his war experience against the French This book earned him the death penalty by the Ahmed Ben Bella administration 1 More precisely he wrote explicitly how Ramdane Abbane one of the historic leaders of the Algerian movement was murdered by Abdelhafid Boussouf and not killed in combat 2 In 1965 Bessaoud fled to France Along with individuals including Taos Amrouche Mohammed Arkoun Abdelkader Rahmani Mohand Said Hanouz he cofounded the Academie Berbere in Paris in 1966 2 In 1969 he organized the first Berber music concert and launched a Berber focused magazine Imazighene That year the Academie Berbere became Agraw Imazighen 2 He designed the modern Berber flag in 1970 3 4 In 1978 following diplomatic pressure from Algeria France asked Mohand Arav to leave the country He dissolved the Academie Berbere and settled in the Isle of Wight In 1997 he returned to Algeria his last trip to his home country before passing away on 1 January 2002 1 Published work editMohand Arav wrote on the war of independence its aftermath and the history of the Berbers He was considered a leading light of Berberism during the 20th and early 21st centuries 1 Happy The Martyrs Who Have Seen Nothing 1963 The FFS Hope and Betrayal 1966 Little people for a great cause or the history of the Berber Academy 1966 1978 2000 The provisional identity A few pages of our history with Said Ait Ameur Berber namesSee also editAcademie Berbere Berber flag List of BerbersReferences edit a b c d Kilou Abdenour 2002 01 30 Obituary Mohand Aarav Bessaoud The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2016 08 19 a b c Hsain Ilahiane Historical Dictionary of the Berbers Imazighen Rowman amp Littlefield 27 March 2017 Fedele Valentina 2021 The Hirak The Visual Performance of Diversity in Algerian Protests University of Salento p 693 doi 10 1285 i20356609v14i2p681 retrieved 2022 12 20 Ilahiane Hsain 2017 Historical dictionary of the Berbers Imazighen 2nd ed Lanham Maryland p 52 ISBN 978 1 4422 8182 0 OCLC 966314885 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mohand Arav Bessaoud amp oldid 1159152728, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
