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A brilliant military strategist, superb horseman, statesman, philosopher, Muslim saint . . . Emir Abdel Kader (1808-1883) was an international celebrity in his own time, known for his generosity and kindness even towards enemies. Today he is recognized as one of the noblest leaders of the 19th century and a pioneer in interfaith dialogue. This fascinating biography of the heroic Arab who led the resistance to the French conquest of Algeria, endured betrayal and imprisonment, and in 1860, in Syria, saved thousands of innocent people from mob violence brings a vital message for our times.
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Publisher
Wisdom TaleseBook ISBN
9781937786182
Year
2013Table of contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- Map
- FOREWORD ABD EL-KADER: WHAT MAKES A HERO?
- PREFACE
- PROLOGUE: ALGERIA, DECEMBER 1847
- CHAPTER 1 BARBARY PIRATES AND FRENCH ADVENTURES
- CHAPTER 2 AN UNLIKELY LEADER EMERGES
- CHAPTER 3 THE EMIR’S STRATEGY
- CHAPTER 4 ABD EL-KADER’S VISION FOR HIS PEOPLE
- CHAPTER 5 FRENCHMEN IN THE EMIR’S LIFE
- CHAPTER 6 WAR OF TOTAL CONQUEST
- CHAPTER 7 THE DEVASTATING TIDES OF WAR
- CHAPTER 8 PROMISES KEPT AND BROKEN
- CHAPTER 9 THE IMPRISONED CELEBRITY
- CHAPTER 10 FREEDOM AND A NEW LIFE IN EXILE
- CHAPTER 11 MADNESS IN DAMASCUS
- CHAPTER 12 ABD EL-KADER’S VISION FOR THE WORLD
- EPILOGUE: ALGERIA AFTER ABD EL-KADER
- NOTES
- TIMELINE
- GLOSSARY
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES