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

John W Kiser

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982324669 ISBN 13: 9780982324660

Publisher: Monkfish Book Publishing Company, 2015

Synopsis

A well-researched biography of Emir Abd El-Kader, the Muslim warriorsaint who led the Algerian resistance to French colonization in the mid-19th century. Commander of the Faithful continues to garner significant critical reviews. The town of Elkader, IA has implemented a yearly contest for high school students on the best essay on the the life of Abd El-Kader. At that same time the Urdu rights have been sold and plans are to publish the book in Pakastan where it will be distributed to madrasas whose leadership consider it to be a prophytlactic against terrorism. A specialized media organization has been retained to create a publicized link between the town of Elkader and a still to be determined village in Pakastan.

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Review:

..".a dramatic story of quarreling tribes, of Sufi sects and brotherhoods, of treacherous Ottoman officials, rival French generals, secret negotiations, broken truces, terrible atrocities and new forms of insurgency and counterinsurgency warfare. Any number of episodes could inspire novels... But it is hard to read Commander of the Faithful without thinking of more recent events. - Peter Steinfels, New York Times

..".a strikingly good biography and an important one as well... the result of more than a decade of scholarly research." - ForeWord Magazine

..".notable for illustrating that the meeting of civilizations need not always produce a clash." - Kirkus Reviews

..".a valuable and timely reminder of a gifted man who is regarded by many as a philosopher-saint who balanced devout faith with openness to new ideas.... that rare figure: a bridge between East and West." - Times Literary Supplement

..".brings both the man and his world brilliantly to life." - Steve Simon, Council on Foreign Relations

..".could only have been written by someone with a profound knowledge of the French and Arab worlds..." - Fredrick Starr, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

..".an important book on an important subject. I hope it will reach a wide audience. I will introduce it to my fellow scholars and students." - Seyyed Hossein Nasr, University Professor of Islamic Studies, George Washington University

"Commander of the Faithful should be used as a guidebook for understanding current and future conflicts and interventions." - Col. John Bourgeois USMC (ret)

About this edition

• Publisher: Monkfish Book Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0982324669
• ISBN 13: 9780982324660
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400