Lakhdar Ben Khlouf

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Lakhdar Ben Khlouf, is a Algerian movie, directed by Mohamed Chouikh and Yasmine Chouikh, and starring Hassan Kachach, Celia Ouled Mohand. Nawel Mebarek.

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Lakhdar Ben Khlouf is an Algerian documentary that traces the life and legacy of Sidi Lakhdar Ben Khlouf, a towering figure in the history of Algerian poetry and popular resistance. Revered as a patron saint of the Mostaganem region, he earned renown for his devotional poems in praise of the Prophet Muhammad, a body of work that gave him the enduring epithet 'praiser of the Prophet.' His epic ode commemorating the Battle of Mazagran on 26 August 1558 against Spanish forces remains a celebrated piece of cultural heritage. The film explores how his verses continue to be performed and reinterpreted by chaâbi musicians, keeping his memory alive across generations.

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