Shahid (Algeria)

Shahid
شَهيد
The medal reads verse 169 of the 3rd Surah of the Quran:

Think not of those who are killed in the way of God as dead. Rather, they are alive, with their Lord, well provided for.

A shahid (Arabic: شَهيد, romanized: Shahīd), meaning "martyr", is an official title in Algeria for anyone who died while fighting for the independence movement during the Algerian War.[1][2]

Monuments of the martyrs

Maqam Echahid, a monument to the martyrs built at end of the war of independence in Algiers.
Monument to the Martyrs of the city of Djelfa.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Loi no 99-07 du 5 avril 1999, relative au moudjahid et au chahid" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire (25): 3–9. 1999.
  2. ↑ Branche, Raphaëlle (2011-09-01). "The martyr's torch: memory and power in Algeria". The Journal of North African Studies. 16 (3): 431–443. doi:10.1080/13629387.2010.550138. ISSN 1362-9387.


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