The Bureaucratization of Islam in Algeria: The State as the Only Controller of Religion

F Tamburini - Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Since its independence in 1962, Algeria used Islam to strengthen the sense of national
identity or as a tool of self-legitimization. The Algerian political elite not only legitimized …

[PDF][PDF] In an Era of Terror Threats

B Frede - ZMO-Studien, 2021 - library.oapen.org
This chapter scrutinises the negotiation of various actors about the governance of the
Mauritanian Islamic heritage. In the context of hopes for democratisation and the war on …

[PDF][PDF] Islam, blasphemy and realpolitik in Mauritania: The Mkhaitir affair

F Freire - State, Society and Islam in the Western Regions of the …, 2014 - library.oapen.org
In December 2013, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir, a 30-year-old Mauritanian
national, posted comments (in Arabic) on the social media platform Facebook that led to a …