The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad announced that the Algerian authorities have recovered a rare Islamic manuscript dating back to 1659, which was seized by the colonial authorities in 1842, after a raid by the French army against Emir Abd al-Qadir in the high mountains of Al-Wanchris.
Today, Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry’s statement indicated that the recovery of this manuscript “of high historical value and great symbolism” took place thanks to the concerted efforts of the public authorities, under the direct directives of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and members of the Algerian community in France, “who mobilized with a high sense of patriotism and prevented the sale of this manuscript.” at public auction.”
And the Foreign Ministry statement went on: “While the Algerian authorities highly appreciate this honorable patriotic leap of the members of our community in the Diaspora and revive their high patriotic spirit and their adherence to the history of their country and the heritage of their great ancestors, they remind that the retrieval of this manuscript and its return to the homeland falls within the framework of the unremitting efforts and continuous endeavors that have been made. exerted by the highest authorities in the country to recover all stolen Algerian heritage.”
The same source added that these endeavors come “to preserve and preserve the national memory, which is the supreme goal that has a sovereign dimension and represents a top priority within the commitments of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to build a new Algeria loyal to the sacrifices of the righteous martyrs and to the values and principles of the eternal November message.”
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