Forgotten Saints

Forgotten Saints
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 0674035399
ISBN-13 : 9780674035393
Rating : 4/5 (393 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Forgotten Saints by : Sahar Bazzaz

Download or read book Forgotten Saints written by Sahar Bazzaz and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1894 a Muslim mystic named Muḥammad al-Kattānī abandoned his life of asceticism to preach Islamic revival and jihad against the French. Ten years later, he mobilized a Moroccan resistance against French colonization. This book narrates the story of al-Kattānī and his virtual disappearance from accounts of modern Moroccan history.


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