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Algena that began in 1830, later as a stoic prisoner who forced France to honor its pledge to grant him free passage to the Middle East after he had voluntarily laid down hiB arms in 1847. Exiled in Damascus, Abd el-Kader reached the summit of his fame by protecting thousands of Christians during a
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rampage in Damascus in 1860.
He was admired and even revered around the world for his moral authority,, broad inclusive intellect, diplomatic finesse and natural warrior abilities. But it was his moral courage in protecting innocent lives that won him the praise of President Abraham Lincoln, Queen Victoria, Pope Pius IX and Emir Shamil (another Muslim freedom fighter) and heads of state from all over Europe.
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