Kassaman

"Kassaman", or "Qassaman" (Arabic: قَسَمًا, romanized: Qasaman, "we pledge", "the oath" or "we swear"), is the national anthem of Algeria. Moufdi Zakaria authored the lyrics, while the music was composed by Egyptian composer Mohamed Fawzi. The song was adopted as the national anthem in 1962, when the country gained independence from France.

This article is about the Algerian national anthem. For the Qatari anthem of the same name, see as-Salam al-Amiri.

kassaman
English: We Pledge
قَسَمًا
National anthem of  Algeria
Also known as"Qassaman" (English: "We Pledge")
LyricsMoufdi Zakaria
MusicMohamed Fawzi
Adopted1962
Readopted2008
Audio sample
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (one verse)
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