The Black Panthers in Algeria
Kerning Cultures
Kerning Cultures Network
4.9 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
When Elaine Mokhtefi landed in newly independent Algeria in the early 1960s, she was only planning for a short visit. But she quickly found herself at the centre of a special period in the country’s history, as Algiers played host to liberation groups from across the world – earning a reputation as the “Mecca of revolution”.
In this unlikely setting, Elaine moved in the same circles as world famous radicals, rag tag political parties, spies and military leaders. And she became an unlikely sidekick to one of the most iconic liberation groups of our time, just as it was beginning to fall apart.
This episode was produced by Deena Sabry and Alex Atack, and edited by Dana Ballout. Fact checking by Eman Alsharif, sound design by Mohamad Khreizat, Paul Alouf and Alex Atack. Our team also includes Zeina Dowidar, Nadeen Shaker and Finbar Anderson.
Elaine’s book is Algiers: Third World Capital
Justin's book is Revolution or Death: The Life of Eldridge Cleaver
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| 0:00.0 | A lot and is predictable they've seen it happen. |
| 0:05.0 | And one story that always kind of captures my imagination. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm in the street's lost culture. |
| 0:12.0 | And you're listening to Kearning cultures. |
| 0:19.0 | A warning before we start, this episode contains references to sexual assaults and violence. |
| 0:25.2 | I'm Dana Ballutz, and this is Kernan Cultures. |
| 0:28.0 | The revolution has come on the bay! |
| 0:33.4 | How to pick up the gun? |
| 0:36.3 | On the day! |
| 0:37.4 | How much revolution and God? All power to stand up the God! All the power to get to get |
| 0:39.3 | All power to the people. |
| 0:43.3 | All power to the people. |
| 0:46.3 | All power to the people. |
| 0:49.3 | The meeting today, really, is a formal get together |
| 0:53.3 | of all the brothers who are involved in the struggle |
| 0:57.0 | in various parts of this continent and various parts in the mountains and we are facing a common enemy |
| 1:05.0 | and it is this common enemy which we must all clash if a Delta Airlines jet from Detroit to Miami was taken over by eight passengers who demanded one million dollars and a one-way trip to Algeria |
| 1:18.6 | the plane taxi to a remote area Miami International Airport |
| 1:22.6 | I was raised in small towns, upstate New York and in Connecticut, and I lived on a farm for a long while. |
| 1:38.3 | My grandfather had a farm, and I lived on the farm. |
| 1:41.7 | When Elaine Moctafee grew up and became a young adult, she moved away from the family farm |
| 1:46.6 | and became obsessed with politics. |
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