دراسات وأبحاث
Volume 16, Numéro 5, Pages 398-410
2024-10-15

Ali Al-hammami Between Thought And Political Struggle

Authors : Bendahmane Hadj .

Abstract

Throughout its long history, the city of Tiaret has witnessed the succession of many civilizations, and many intellectual currents interacted on its land. It also witnessed the emergence of personalities in all fields who carried the banner of struggle, culture and thought. Among these figures we find the fighter and thinker, son of the city of Tiaret, Ali Al-Hamami (1902- 1949 AD), this thinker who was born in this city, grew up in it, and left it early. He traveled around the world, joined early in the ranks of the national movement, and came into contact with the poles of modern Arab thought. He is also considered one of Algeria’s writers, as he wrote a literary and philosophical novel titled “Idris, the North African Novel.” In this intervention, we will try to shed light on this unique personality, by translating his life and addressing the most important stations in it, while mentioning his struggle works to introduce the Algerian cause in international forums. We will also touch on the conversation about his immortal literary work, which is the novel “Idris, the Novel of the North.” Africa", by answering the following question: Who is Ali Al-Hamami, and how did his political struggle manifest itself? What are the philosophical ideas contained in his aforementioned novel?

Keywords

Struggle ; patriotism ; Maghreb nationalism ; liberation ; the Arab Maghreb