One of the men of struggle and reform in the city of Laghouat (Sheikh Saleh Blidi 1910-2015 as a model)
Abstract
The city of Laghouat in southern Algeria is known for being one of the most prominent cities to have experienced a cultural renaissance and reform movement since the 1930s. This was achieved through the arrival of two prominent figures from the Association of Algerian Muslim Scholars, Sheikh Saeed al-Zahri and Sheikh Mubarak al-Mili. Their success in establishing numerous schools and training a generation of the city's residents, who in turn engaged in educational, educational, and reform activities in general and contributed to revolutionary activity against the French occupier, such as the martyr Ahmed Shatta, Sheikh Abu Bakr al-Haj Issa, Ahmed Qasiba, and others. At the same time, prominent figures from the city's notables supported this reform movement financially and morally, extending their activities to support revolutionary activity in the region and confronting French plans to separate the Algerian Sahara from its motherland. In this study, we will examine a prominent figure in this field, Sheikh Saleh Blidi (1910–2015), highlighting his efforts in supporting reform, social, and revolutionary activity and thwarting the separation project in the Laghouat and Beni M'zab regions.
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