Mascara, Also Mu'askar

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CityAlso Mu'askar

Mascaraمعسكر

The town where Emir Abd al-Qadir was proclaimed leader of Algeria's resistance in 1832.

The young scholar Abd al-Qadir received the pledge of the tribes near Mascara in 1832 and fought the French for fifteen years. In exile in Damascus he later sheltered thousands of Christians during the riots of 1860.

What happened here?

Who lived here?

Emir Abd al-Qadir

Who else is linked?

European colonial empires

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