Title for a high-ranking officer in the Ottoman Empire, particularly in Algeria, who held significant political and military power.
The Association of Algerian Ulama, founded in 1931 by Abd al-Hamid ibn Badis and other scholars, aimed at educating Algerians, promoting Arab-Islamic heritage, and critiquing Sufi orders and assimilationism during the French occupation.
Leader in the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) of Algeria, known for his Salafi orientation and influential leadership.
Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) activist.
The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) was an insurgent faction in Algeria formed to contest the country's socialist and secular policies, engaging in a violent campaign after a disrupted Islamist electoral victory.
A rugged mountainous region east of Algiers, known for its ancient Berber culture and unique linguistic and social organization.
Algerian female saint and head of Rahmania Sufi zawiyah, known for her opposition to the French colonial order and her spiritual and social contributions
Political party formed in Algeria in 1937 by Messali al-Hajj, following the dissolution by the French government of the Etoile Nord-Africaine. The party aimed for national independence through spontaneous mass uprisings but was banned in 1945.
A suborder of the Khalwati tariqah, rooted in the Kabyle region of Algeria and known for its significant sociopolitical influence.
The Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) was an Algerian Islamist party founded in 1989, known for opposing democratic structures and aiming for a religious-based governance.
First Algerian nationalist leader to call for Algeria’s independence from France
An assessment of the historical and contemporary influence of Islam in Algeria and its role in the socio-political landscape
