Omar Derdour

Omar Derdour

human

Ein sex anaa gender	male
Ein country of citizenship	Algeria, France
Name in native language	عمر دردور
Name wey dem give am	Omar
Family name	Derdour
Ein date of birth	13 October 1913
Place dem born am	Teniet El Abed
Date wey edie	19 March 2009
Place wey edie	Tazoult
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	Arabic, Shawiya
Ein occupation	imam
Political party ein member	National Liberation Front
Religion anaa worldview	Islam

Omar Derdour (Arabic: عمر دردور), full name Abou El Kacem Omar Derdour (13 October 1913 – 19 March 2009), na he be an Algerian Muslim leader, nationalist, den political worker.

A disciple of Abdelhamid Ben Badis, na he be active insyd de Islamic reformation of Algeria den de Algerian War of Independence. He direct de Friends of the Manifesto and Liberty Party's (insyd French: Amis du Manifeste et de la Liberté, AML) Federation insyd Constantine, wey na he be a member of de Central Committee den Deputy of de Constantine region from 1947 to 1951.

Insyd 1954, Omar Derdour cam be a political worker within de National Liberation Front (FLN) wey he undertake a great deal of propaganda den mobilization insyd France insyd 1955 den 1956 den then insyd Cairo, Egypt den thru out de Arab world. After independence, Omar Derdour devote einself to teaching, he cam be a founding member of de Islamic Institute, wey he found numerous oda Muslim institutions den schools.

Early years

Dem born Derdour on 13 October 1913 insyd Hidoussa, a small village insyd de municipality of Teniet El Abed, insyd de heart of de Aurès Mountains. Drm born am into a family of scholars wich hail from de Ouled Abdi Valley insyd dat mountain region. He learn de Quran insyd ein great-grandpoppie ein zawiya (a Maghrebi Islamic school). Derdour go to Tolga wer he study at de school of Sheikh Ali bin Omar for two years, wey na dem give am a thorough Islamic education insyd language den jurisprudence.

Insyd 1932 Sheikh Abdul Hafiz al-Hashemi take Omar Derdour to Constantine wey he introduce am to Sheikh Imam Abdelhamid Ben Badis, wey gree to accept am as a pupil on de condition say he pass an examination. Insyd 1933 Derdour join de "Green Mosque" (Djamâa El Akhdar) wey he begin dey study under Sheikh Abdelhamid Ben Badis. He go remain der for seven years. Insyd 1934, Ben Badis appoint Derdour teacher insyd de two mosques of Sidi Guemouche den Sidi Boumaâza insyd Constantine. Insyd 1936, he cam be de close assistant of Ben Badis in organizing de courses.

Return to Hidoussa

Insyd 1936 Omar Derdour den a group of fellow students found a division of de Algerian Muslim Scholars Association wey he cam be active insyd education insyd de fields of religious den national awareness. Insyd 1937, Derdour return to ein village to establish a madrasa for de education of kiddies den adults. Ben Badis consider am de "soul of de Islahiste movement insyd de Aures". At de end of 1937, de French authorities cam be aware of ein activities wey dem imprison am insyd Batna for "inciting de population to civil disobedience". Dem release Derdour on 6 January 1938, buh na dem imprison am a second time insyd August 1939 to complete ein four-month sentence wey na dem fine am 8,000 francs. Dem release am insyd September 1939 upon de outbreak of World War II (1939-1945). During de war de authorities suppress all political activities, wey na dem force am to limit einself to non-political education.