The Emir and the Desert: Abd el-Kader's War — Fexingo History copertina

The Emir and the Desert: Abd el-Kader's War — Fexingo History

The Emir and the Desert: Abd el-Kader's War — Fexingo History

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 In the 1830s, as French forces pushed deeper into Algeria, a young religious scholar from the Mascara region raised a desert army and built a state. Abd el-Kader ibn Muhieddine became the most formidable leader of Algerian resistance, waging a guerrilla war that forced France to sue for peace. This episode follows his rise: from the Treaty of Desmichels, which recognized his sovereignty, to the Smala, his mobile capital of 20,000 people that moved across the Sahara. We explore his use of razzias, a traditional North African raid technique, his patronage of Sufi brotherhoods, and his eventual surrender after the French violated the Treaty of Tafna. But Abd el-Kader's story doesn't end with exile—he later saved thousands of Christians from massacre in Damascus. The episode also examines the controversy around General Bugeaud's scorched-earth tactics, the 'enfumades' where French troops asphyxiated hundreds in caves, and how Abd el-Kader's legacy as both a warrior and a humanist continues to shape Algerian national identity.

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