Emir Abd el-Kader: Hero and Saint of Islam (Perennial Philosophy) - Softcover

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Bouyerdene, Ahmed

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9781936597178: Emir Abd el-Kader: Hero and Saint of Islam (Perennial Philosophy)
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ISBN 10: 1936597179 ISBN 13: 9781936597178
Publisher: World Wisdom, 2012

Synopsis

This extraordinary biography of the Algerian warrior and Sufi saint, Emir Abd el-Kader (1807/8-1883), shows his dazzling spiritual qualities in the fight against the French colonial authorities. The New York Times called the Emir “one of the few great men of the century,” while Abraham Lincoln and Pope Pius IX both commended the Emir for rescuing 15,000 Christians while in exile in Damascus. In 1846, the town of Elkader, Iowa was named in his honor.

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About the Author

Ahmed Bouyerdene is a researcher in history, and a specialist on the Emir Abd el-Kader. He completed his PhD on the life of Abd el-Kader at the Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg. He has published two books and several articles on the Emir in his native French, including Abd el-Kader par ses contemporains (Ibis Press, 2008). This is his first work to be translated into English.

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Publisher
World Wisdom
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1936597179
ISBN 13 
9781936597178
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
296
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