For most people today, the name Mohamed Saïl means nothing. The one to whom
Prévert probably dedicated his poem The Strange Stranger (hence the title of thiscollection) has sunk into oblivion, like many others. He was one of thosemilitants produced by the internationalist revolutionary movement and perfectlyembodies the "indomitable temperament" attributed to the Algerian Kabyles. ----This book brings together around thirty of his texts written between 1924 and1951. Do not look for questions about anarchism, Mohamed Saïl was not atheoretician. But his whole life was animated by this anti-capitalist,internationalist, anti-militarist, anti-statist and atheist anarchism... Anactive and living concentrate of libertarian thought which commands respect.Born in Algeria in 1894, he became a libertarian very early. During the FirstWorld War, he deserted and was thrown into prison. In 1934, faced with threatsfrom far-right leagues, he joined anti-fascist groups. In 1936, he joined theInternational Group of the Durruti Column. As an anti-Stalinist, he openlyattacked those "sworn droolers" who wanted to regiment the working class.A staunch opponent of colonialism and this Native Code which, of the colonized,makes a slave... and a potential immigrant, Mohamed Saïl did not oppose Algeriansand French but called for the unity of the workers in the face of the exploiters,in good anti-capitalist internationalist. He denounced the colonialist system,whether economic, political or cultural. He recognized himself in a culture ofautonomy, assemblies and federalism which made him denounce state centralism.Mohamed Saïl, a libertarian communist activist, died in 1953, shortly before aninsurrection he hoped for with all his being.Kabyles of the Chapel and the quays of Javelmen from far countriescolonial guinea pigs...strange strangersyou are from the cityyou are in his lifeeven if it hurtseven if you die.Jacques Prevert.Dominique Sureau (UCL Angers)Mohamed Sail, The Strange Stranger. Writings of a Kabyle anarchist, Lux, 2020,176 pages, 10 euros.https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Lire-sur-Sail-Mohamed-L-Etrange-Etranger-Ecrits-d-un-anarchiste-kabyle_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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