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	Islam in Algeria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Islam was first brought to Algeria by the Umayyad dynasty following the invasion of Uqba ibn Nafi, in a drawn-out process of conquest and conversion stretching from 670 to 711.
		Islam took longer to spread to the far south of Algeria, whose history is to a large extent separate: only in the 15th century were the Tuareg finally converted to Islam.
		Islam became the religion of the state in the new constitution (Article 2), and was the religion of its leaders.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Islam_in_Algeria (1494 words)

	Rise of Islam in Algeria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unlike the invasions of previous religions and cultures, the coming of Islam, which was spread by Arabs, was to have pervasive and long-lasting effects on the Maghrib.
		In the closing decades of the ninth century, missionaries of the Ismaili sect of Shia Islam converted the Kutama Berbers of what was later known as the Petite Kabylie region and led them in battle against the Sunni rulers of Ifriqiya.
		The pasha was assisted by janissaries, known in Algeria as the ojaq and led by an agha.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rise_of_Islam_in_Algeria (3703 words)

	islam in Africa-Algeria history
		Algeria was invaded by the Vandals in the 5th century who occupied the country for a hundred years before being driven out by the Emperor Justinian's Byzantine army.
		It was Justinian's aim to restore the Holy Roman Empire but the spread of Islam and the Arab conquest of North Africa during the 7th century thwarted the expansion of Byzantium and permanently changed the character of North Africa.
		Algeria became part of the powerful Berber empires of the Almoravids and Almohads which dominated the Magreb and Andalusia.
	www.islaminafrica.org /algeria-h.htm (2480 words)

	History of Algeria - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		For 300 years, beginning in the early sixteenth century, Algeria was a province of the Ottoman Empire under a regency that had Algiers as its capital.
		The French occupation of Algeria, beginning in 1830, while having a profound impact, was immediatlely met by a rebellion led by Abdel Kadir.
		Since independence in 1962, Algeria has sought to create political structures that reflect the unique character of the country and that can cope with the daunting challenges of rebuilding a society and an economy that had been subject to years of trauma and painful transformation.
	www.free-definition.com /History-of-Algeria.html (1235 words)

	Algeria - Tenets of Islam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The shahada (testimony) states the central belief of Islam: "There is no god but God (Allah), and Muhammad is his Prophet." This simple profession of faith is repeated on many ritual occasions, and recital in full and unquestioning sincerity designates one a Muslim.
		Islam accepts the concepts of guardian angels, the Day of Judgment, general resurrection, heaven and hell, and an eternal life for the soul.
		In the early days of Islam, the authorities imposed a tax on personal property proportionate to the individual's wealth, which was distributed to the mosques and to the needy.
	countrystudies.us /algeria/64.htm (501 words)

	Islam, the Modern World, and the West
		Islam in Algeria from the Country Studies at the US Library of Congress, written in 1993, this is an excellent survey of the history of Islam in Algeria from the 7th century until today.
		Penetration of Islam in Eastern Africa by Ahmed Binsumeit A. Badawy Jamalilyl of Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.
		Islam in Indonesia: The Dissemination of Religious Authority in the 20th Century is an extensive program of research combining the efforts of a number of scholars and academic institutions, among which is the The Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM), Leiden.
	www.uga.edu /islam/countries.html (10770 words)

	Algeria
		The Constitution declares Islam to be the state religion but prohibits discrimination based on religious belief, and the Government generally respects religious freedom in practice; however, there were some restrictions.
		The Constitution declares Islam to be the state religion but prohibits discrimination based on religious belief, and the Government generally respects this prohibition in practice, with some limited exceptions.
		The study of Islam is a strict requirement in the public schools, which are regulated by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2003/24446.htm (2245 words)

	The Rising Threat of Revolutionary Islam in Algeria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Algeria's plunge into civil strife was precipitated by three intertwined crises -- economic, social, and political -- that undermined the legitimacy of the ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) regime.
		Algeria's population surged from 10 million in 1962 to its current level of 28.5 million (and continues to grow at the rapid rate of about 3 percent per year).
		American diplomatic talks with Algeria's Islamists undercut the Zeroual regime by suggesting that Washington is hedging its bets and working to establish good relations with the prospective victor in the bloody civil war.
	www.heritage.org /Research/Africa/BG1060.cfm (6943 words)

	The Rising Threat of Revolutionary Islam in Alegeria -- Heritage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Algeria is engulfed in a bloody civil war that has claimed around 40,000 lives since January 1992.
		Algeria has the fifth largest reserves of natural gas in the world and ranks 14th in oil.
		Algeria's rush to elections gave the Islamists an advantage over other political movements that were not as organized or prepared.
	www.library.cornell.edu /colldev/mideast/bg1.htm (6898 words)

	The Moral Economy of Islam: Bibliographies
		Algeria has opted for total repression, Jordan has incorporated fundamentalists into the democratic process almost too well and Egypt is trying a combination of democracy and crackdown.
		Abstract: Algeria's military government has lost the confidence of its citizens and is not able to stop a full-scale rebellion by the Islamic movement.
		Abstract: Turmoil in Algeria is encouraging the spread of an international form of Islamism that threatens to polarize rather than unite a divided society.
	globetrotter.berkeley.edu /Islam/algeriaM.html (1211 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Islam and the Politics of Resistance in Algeria, 1783-1992 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		His approach to Islam moves beyond the pitfalls of 'orthodoxy,' and other stereotypical misrepresentations of Islam, viewing its traditions as diverse, dynamic, and changing.
		"Islam and Politics of Resistance in Algeria is a stimulating examinatio nof the crucial land decisive role that Islam has played in Algeria's past and its current political struggles.
		This study is a penetrating analysis of Islam's impact on Algerian political culture.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0865437521 (550 words)

	Islam in Algeria :: Essay Sample. Free term papers for college students (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The question whether Political Islam has failed or not due to the internal structure of the Islamic political movement, in either Algeria or any other country in the Islamic World, is an important question for the analysis of the politicized Islamic phenomena.
		The Islamic movement started in Algeria by the end of the 1980's, after a long era of the corrupt regime and it's economic in efficiency that led the country to live under extremely harsh standards of living for the average individual.
		This seems to be the case in, not only Algeria, but also in so many other Muslim societies where the population is very frustrated because of the severe economic conditions and the repressive behavior of their government.
	www.essaysample.com /essay/001378.html (3133 words)

	AllRefer.com - Algeria - Islam And The Arabs, 642-1830 \| Algerian Information Resource
		AllRefer.com - Algeria - Islam And The Arabs, 642-1830
		Unlike the invasions of previous religions and cultures, the coming of Islam, which was spread by Arabs, was to have pervasive and longlasting effects on the Maghrib.
		Abu al Muhajir Dina, Uqba's successor, pushed westward into Algeria and eventually worked out a modus vivendi with Kusayla, the ruler of an extensive confederation of Christian Berbers.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/algeria/algeria16.html (798 words)

	algeria 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Nationalism and resistance in Algeria This article is part of the History of Algeria series.
		Demographics of Algeria The people of Algeria : Ninety-one percent of the Algerian population lives along the Mediterranean...
		Algeria The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is a country in northern Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea...
	www.wikisearch.net /algeria+1 (647 words)

	Adherents.com
		Islam is practised by the Kurdish community and, to a lesser extent, by the Yezidis.
		Islam is the second largest religion of the Asian subcontinent.
		"Islam in Southeast Asia stretches east and south from Southern Thailand through Malaysia, Singapore, and the island chain of Indonesia, then to the north as far as the Southern Philippines.
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_330.html (2369 words)

	Syria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Armenian and Turkic are spoken among the small Armenian and Turkoman populations.
		Aramaic, the lingua franca of the region before the advent of Islam and Arabic, is spoken among certain ethnic groups: as Syriac, it is used as the liturgical language of various Syriac denominations ; modern Aramaic (particularly, Turoyo language and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) is spoken in Al-Jazira region.
		Most remarkably, Western Neo-Aramaic is still spoken in the village of Ma`loula, and two neighbouring villages, 56 km northeast of Damascus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Syria (4066 words)

	Algerian Crisis - Crise Algerienne - Islamism in Algeria - terrorism, Algeria-- Front Islamique du salut - FIS - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		LCN: 97963110 (Criticism of al-Buti's --a Syrian writer-- version of Islam and his interpretations of Shariah which are considered supportive of the views of oppressive regimes such as the one in Algeria).
		Islam and the politics of resistance in Algeria, 1783-1992 / by Ricardo Rene Laremont.
		Islam and the politics of resistance in Algeria, 1783-1992 / by Ricardo ReneLaremont.
	www.library.cornell.edu /colldev/mideast/algeria.htm (12534 words)

	Internet Islamic History Sourcebook
		A clear narrative, and excellent maps on the penetration of Islam across the Sahara and in East Africa.
		The Status of Jews and Christians in Muslim Lands, 1772 CE A question on the position of Jews in Islam, and the answer of the Shaikh Hasan Al Kafrawi, The Shafiite [Professor of canon law in Cairo, d.
		Islam and Islamic History in Arabia and The Middle East [At islamic.org]
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/islam/islamsbook.html (5136 words)

	Adherents.com: By Location
		As a result, the Jewish population, numbering about 230,000, closely identified with France and the French colonists, and when Algeria became independent in 1962, most of the left, 115,000 going to France and the rest choosing primarily Canada or Israel.
		Ghardaia is the most prosperous town in the country and is inhabited, as it has been for more than 900 years, by the Mozabites, a strict Moslem sect that broke from the mainstream of Islam in the seventh century.
		The people use the same underground irrigation canals, live in the same cubelike houses, and worship in the same mysterious mosques as did their ancestors.
	www.adherents.com /adhloc/Wh_10.html (2299 words)

	Algeria
		Entelis, John P.; Arone, Lisa J. Algeria in turmoil: Islam, democracy and the state.
		Mortimer, Robert A. Algeria: the clash between Islam, democracy and the military.
		"U.S. Policy Toward Algeria," Statement by Robert H. Pelletreau, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, before the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, DC, April 16, 1996.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /acad/intrel/algeria.htm (1333 words)

	World Religions
		Islam 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10% (est.)
		Tibetan Buddhist Lamaism 96%, Islam (primarily in the southwest), Shamanism, and Christian 4% (1998)
		Islam (Sunni) 70% (in north), indigenous 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
	www.factmonster.com /ipa/A0855613.html (1638 words)

	Derechos: Human Rights in Algeria
		The human rights situation in Algeria is terrible.
		The security forces continue to "disappear" people, and the fate of thousands of the disappeared remains unknown.
		Algeria: A Bibliography of Events Since 1991 - Cornell
	www.derechos.org /human-rights/mena/alg.html (196 words)

	FREE In-depth report - Islam - Algeria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Algeria Hotels - Algeria Hostels - Algeria Sights
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		A good starting point for researching Algeria for travel or reference.
	www.exploitz.com /Algeria-Islam-cg.php (203 words)

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	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/9120ae86de2d895d.html (50 words)

	Von Sivers CV
		"Algeria," "Islam in the Middle East and North Africa," and "Islamic Salvation Front," in The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World (New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press)
		"Egypt and North Africa,” in Nehemia Levtzion and Randall Pouwels, eds., The History of Islam in Africa (Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press), pp.
		Times Literary Supplement, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, International Journal of African Historical Studies, Muslim World, Journal of the American Oriental Society, African Economic History, Der Islam, and Annales ESC
	www.mec.utah.edu /Directory/cv/vonsivers.html (655 words)

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