num_pages: 361
description: A rousing biography and history of world hero Abd el-Kader's resistance to the French colonization of Algeria.A dramatic story . . . any number of episodes could inspire novels . . . impossible to read without thinking of more current events.The New York TimesA valuable and timely reminder . . . of that rare figure: a bridge between East and West.Times Literary SupplementThis well-researched and compelling biography of the Muslim warrior-saint who led the Algerian resistance to French colonization 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.
language: English
title: Commander of the Faithful: The Life and Times of Emir Abd el-Kader
publisher: Monkfish Book Publishing