Abd el-Kader: The Algerian Emir Who Fought an Empire and Won the World's Respect

Abd el-Kader (1808–1883) was an Algerian religious scholar, military commander, and statesman who led a fifteen-year resistance against the French conquest of Algeria. He built a functioning state in the interior, was admired even by his enemies for his chivalry and humanity, and spent his later years as a scholar, humanitarian, and global celebrity.