Ahmadiyya in Algeria

Ahmadiyya is a religious sect in Algeria, with around 2,000 followers.[1][2] Its presence in the country dates back to the 1970s.[3]

In 2013, the Algerian Ministry of Religious Affairs expressed concern over the rise of a number of radical religious movements, including Ahmadism which according to them "is becoming as deeply entrenched in North Africa as takfiri Salafism and Wahhabism", and decided to take action by strengthening the monitoring and control of the places targeted by the radical Islamists for recruits.[4] In 2016, Ahmadi sect members had been detained and accused of various offences with detentions occurring in Larbaâ,[5] Algiers,[6] Skikda,[7] Sidi Ameur, M'Sila.[8][9] and Beni Saf.[10]

See also

• Islam in Algeria
• Ahmadiyya in Egypt
• Ahmadiyya in Morocco
• Persecution of Ahmadis in Algeria

References

1. "Algeria: Wave of arrests and prosecutions of hundreds of Ahmadis". Amnesty International. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
2. "Algeria finds sect leader guilty of 'offending Islam'". The Jordan Times. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
3. "La guerre chiites-wahhabites ne nous concerne pas" (in French). 22 Jun 2016. Retrieved 5 Dec 2016.
4. Racelma, Kaci (May 17, 2013). "Algerian Ministry of Religious Affairs Warns Against Extremism". Al-Monitor. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
5. "La secte religieuse El-Ahmadiya démantelée: Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com". liberte-algerie.com (in French). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 5 Dec 2016.
6. "Extrémisme et dérives idéologiques : une secte religieuse, Al Ahmadia, démantelée à Blida" (in French). June 13, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
7. "النهار تكشف حقيقة الطائفة "الأحمدية" في سكيكدة". October 3, 2016. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
8. "La secte Ahmadiyya a encore des adeptes en Algérie" (in French). November 5, 2016. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
9. "Six de ses adeptes interpellés à Msila: La secte Ahmadiyya toujours active en Algérie" (in French). November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
10. "Six arrestations: La secte d'El Ahmadiyya fait parler d'elle à Béni-Saf". Retrieved December 6, 2016.

• "Le ahmadisme, la nouvelle crainte du gouvernement algérien ?" (in French). May 13, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2016.