Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Tables and Figures -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Introduction: an Islamic “Passive Revolution”? -- 1 Understanding Modern Islamic Reform -- 2 Main Arguments of the Study -- 3 Terms Used in the Book -- Part 1 Political Ideas of the ʿUlama‌ʾ and Nationalism -- 1 Between Waṭan and the Colonial State -- 1 Cultural and Political Backgrounds -- 2 The Naturalization Debate and Opinions of ʿUlama‌ʾ on the Separation of Churches and State in Algeria -- Concluding Remarks -- 2 Politics According to AUMA -- 1 The ʿUlama‌ʾ and Politics -- 2 Interactions with the Nationalists -- Concluding Remarks -- Part 2 AUMA in Social Actions -- 3 The Free Arab Education Movement -- 1 Schooling in Algeria -- 2 Development of the Free Arab Education Movement -- 3 Curricula, Ideas, and Relations with Society -- Concluding Remarks -- 4 AUMA and the Economy -- 1 AUMA Economic Ideas and Practices -- 2 AUMA and Muslim Entrepreneurs -- Concluding Remarks -- 5 AUMA and Other Social Movements: the Case of the Muslim Scouts -- 1 History of the Muslim Scouts -- 2 AUMA and Religious Education within the Muslim Scouts -- Concluding Remarks -- Conclusion: Redefining the Role of Religion in Bringing about Social Change in Colonial Algeria -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.

How are we to understand the internal dynamics of an Islamic reform movement that calls for nationalist rallies and joins a delegation to meet with the French Prime Minister but denies that it ‘does politics’? This book analyzes how the Association of Algerian ʿUlamaʾ, founded in 1931 as a league of Muslim scholars, addressed the peculiar situation of French laïcité in colonial Algeria and competed with Algeria’s revolutionary nationalists. It also highlights the financial basis and the grassroots organizations of the movement, from which it brought about a ‘passive’ revolution against the colonial social order.

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