ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd Ibn Bādīs–Religious Reform and the Architecture of Anti-Colonial Liberation in the Maghreb

The Pulpit and the Pen The intersection of religious scholarship and anti-colonial resistance constitutes one of the most understudied yet structurally vital dimensions of twentieth-century liberation movements. In the Maghreb, where French colonial policy systematically dismantled indigenous educational, judicial, and linguistic institutions, Islamic scholars emerged not merely as custodians of doctrine but as architects of Read more

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Can the Rise of Women Leaders in Africa Fix Decades of Corruption and a Heavy legacy of Colonialism?

by Lamia Ahmed Throughout the ages, African women have played a pivotal role in the history of their countries, and have contributed effectively to shaping the culture and development of society. There have always been pioneering women who have changed the course of history. This is the warrior queen Amina, Queen of Zazzau (Northern Nigeria), Read more

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Sex, Law, and Sovereignty in French Algeria, 1830-1930

In Sex, Law, and Sovereignty in French Algeria, Judith Surkis enters the debate about the construction of the Algerian legal system under French colonization and argues that fantastical depictions and orientalist views inspired jurists as they developed the legal code in French Algeria. Significantly, she argues that sexual fantasies about Arab women did far more Read more

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