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Blalack, July Scott (2020) 'The Migration of Resistance and Solidarity: 'Abd Al-Qādir Al-JazāʼIrī’s Promotion of Hijra.' Mashriq and Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies, 7 (2).

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Abstract

This paper examines how Algerian resistance figure al-Amir ʻAbd al-Qādir (1808–1883) promoted migration by tying it to proper Islamic practice and to Muslim solidarity. The analysis illustrates how al-Amir ʻAbd al-Qādir mapped out his world and understood the fight he was leading beyond anachronistic nationalist narratives. This is achieved by reading his legal ruling alongside primary sources from the same period. The amir is shown to be both a political strategist who used Islamic concepts to mobilize the population in his vicinity and a thinker whose rhetoric gave meaning to migration.

Item Type: Journal Article
Keywords: Maghrib, Sufism, fatwas, colonialism, nineteenth century
SOAS Departments & Centres: Departments and Subunits > School of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics
ISSN: 21694435
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.24847/77i2020.258
Date Deposited: 04 Jun 2021 12:55
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/35188
Funders: European Union

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