Cheikh Aheddad, leader of the Rahmaniyya religious order, publicly called for participation in the revolt against French rule. The appeal helped turn the uprising into a wider movement involving rural communities and followers of the zawiyas. The colonial archive often framed religious networks as threats to order; a decolonial account recognises them as institutions of social authority, communication, and collective action under occupation.
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Which religious order's followers did Cheikh Haddad mobilise in 1871?
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The Rahmaniyya network was central to the uprising's spread in Kabylia.
Cheikh Haddad's appeal helped broaden the 1871 uprising beyond el-Mokrani's immediate forces.
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The Rahmaniyya leader's call helped mobilise a wider movement in Kabylia.