Lesson #73: Grandpa Mouloud Part 3/3

Lesson #73: Grandpa Mouloud Part 3/3

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

February 18, 2026 · 26 min

About this episode

In this episode, Asma explores the life of Grandpa Mouloud through the memories and records of his granddaughter, Malia.

Email me to know more about my online classes: pr.asma.benmoussa@gmail.com Text: " That was the most surprising story I had ever heard. It sparked my curiosity so I went digging. I needed to know more about the life of Grandpa Mouloud. It wasn’t an easy task as most of the people from that generation had either passed away, had memory problems or were reluctant to speak to me. There were very few records and practically no books. It made me so sad that the stories of the past were slipping away like sand through my fingers. In a desperate attempt, I put posts on a few facebook groups. It was like a message in a bottle. I didn’t get any answer for months until one day I got a message from a woman I didn’t know. She was a friend of a friend. She said that had seen my post but didn’t contact me then because she had forgotten where she had seen the post so there was no way for her to contact me. My message stayed on her mind until one day, while she was talking to the friend we have in common, my story came up. Malia, her name was Malia, reached out saying that her grandfather lived in the same street as Grandpa Mouloud when he was young before he moved to Switzerland after the…

People in this episode

Host: Mrs. Asma Benmoussa

Guest: Malia

Topics covered

  • family history
  • storytelling
  • photography
  • memory
  • cultural heritage

Keywords

  • Grandpa Mouloud
  • Malia
  • photographs
  • family history
  • cultural heritage
  • storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: facebook

Places: Switzerland

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