Commander of the Faithful: The Life and Times of Emir Abd El-Kader

John W Kiser

Commander of the Faithful: The Life and Times of Emir Abd El-Kader
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Monkfish Book Publishing Company
Country
United States
Published
30 June 2015
Pages
400
ISBN
9780982324660

Commander of the Faithful: The Life and Times of Emir Abd El-Kader

John W Kiser

This biography and military history of Islamic resistance to the French occupation of Algeria lends valuable insight into current US/Muslim relations.

‘A dramatic story … any number of episodes could inspire novels … impossible to read without thinking of more current events.’ - The New York Times

‘A valuable and timely reminder … of that rare figure: a bridge between East and West.’ - Times Literary Supplement

This well-researched and compelling biography of the Muslim warrior-saint who led the Algerian resistance to French colonisation in the mid-nineteenth century sheds light on current US involvement with a global Islam. The most famous ‘jihadist’ of his time, Abd el-Kader was known equally for his military brilliance and his moral authority. His New York Times obituary called him ‘one of the few great men of the century.

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