Lesson #71: Grandpa Mouloud

Lesson #71: Grandpa Mouloud

From Zalamit Podcast DZ زالاميط: تعلّم الإنجليزيّة بالدّارجة by Mrs. Asma Benmoussa

November 26, 2025 · 19 min

About this episode

The episode explores the hidden past of Grandpa Mouloud, a Moudjahid, revealed during a vacation in Turkey.

email me: pr.asma.benmoussa@gmail.com Text: Grandpa Mouloud Nobody knew that Grandpa Mouloud was a Moudjahid . Well, maybe Grandma Sousou knew, but if she did, she took that secret to the grave. None of her children had any idea, not even my mother, who was the eldest and the most trusted of them all, always by her parents' side. She was her mother’s confident and her father’s right hand,andeven she didn’t know. But you know what they say: the truth always comes out and this time, it happened in the most unexpected way. Let me tell you how it all unfolded. Two summers ago, I went to Turkey for a much-needed vacation. It had been a rough couple of years. The shop had gone under, and we had to rebuild everything from scratch. We went back to the drawing board, searching for a new idea. I had to call in every favor, reach out to everyone I knew, no matter how distant the connection. I worked 80-hour weeks, 100-hour weeks even, for months on end. It was exhausting. Thankfully, it all paid off. By summer, things were finally looking up, so I decided to treat myself to a vacation. I needed to clear my head. Anyway, back to the story. I was having lunch at a restaurant in Bodrum when I…

People in this episode

Host: Asma Benmoussa

Topics covered

  • family secrets
  • Algerian culture
  • personal story
  • vacation experience
  • Moudjahid

Keywords

  • Grandpa Mouloud
  • Moudjahid
  • Algerian culture
  • family secrets
  • vacation
  • Bodrum
  • Dardja

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