Kassaman

E38153

national anthem song

Kassaman is the national anthem of Algeria, known for its revolutionary lyrics that honor the struggle for independence from French colonial rule.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national anthem → song →
adoptedAfter	Algerian War of Independence →
adoptedAsNationalAnthemOn	1963-04-08 →
alsoKnownAs	Qassaman → We Pledge → We Swear →
anthemOf	People's Democratic Republic of Algeria →
associatedWith	National Liberation Front (FLN) →
composer	Mohamed Fawzi →
composerNationality	Egyptian →
controversyReason	explicit references to France as an enemy →
country	Algeria →
culturalSignificance	reminder of anti-colonial struggle → symbol of Algerian identity →
genre	patriotic song →
hasControversialVerses	yes →
hasMeter	march-like rhythm →
hasOfficialStatusSince	1963 →
hasOfficialVersesUsed	3 →
hasVerseCount	5 →
language	Arabic →
lyricist	Moufdi Zakaria →
lyricsWrittenIn	French colonial prison →
lyricsWrittenOn	prison walls →
lyricsWrittenWith	blood →
mentions	French colonialism →
partOf	Algerian national symbols →
performedOn	Algerian Independence Day → international sporting events → official state ceremonies →
placeOfFirstUse	Algeria →
politicalContext	Algerian Revolution →
recordingType	military band arrangement → orchestral arrangement →
regulatedBy	Algerian government →
relatedWork	Emblem of Algeria → Flag of Algeria →
theme	Algerian independence struggle → anti-colonial resistance → patriotism → sacrifice of martyrs →
titleInArabic	قسما →
usage	sung in Modern Standard Arabic pronunciation →
usedBy	Algerian independence movement →
yearOfComposition	1956 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kassaman ("Qassaman") →	alsoKnownAs
Algeria →	nationalAnthem