كتابة تاريخ الجزائر عند "مبارك الميلي، شيخ المؤرخين الجزائريين"

Abstract EN

The history of Algeria was subjected to a campaign of deformation and distortion by the French colonizer, and it was the target of its cultural and educational policy since it set foot in the land of Algeria in 1830 AD, trying to teach the sons of Algerians that France is their mother and country, and that the history of Algeria is only an extension of the history of France and Roman Europe.

The men of the reformist movement paid attention to the role that history plays in raising young people, guiding it towards the future, and linking it with its past, so they worked to include it as a vital material in schools and free institutes, and the interest of scholars increased in the history of the Algerian nation, after the campaign of French abuses of the principles of the Algerian people in the framework of centenary celebrations, The horrendous prejudice to the history of the nation and its religion, so historical literature on the history of Algeria appeared from ancient times, confirming the national identity, and a rooting for the idea of the old and original Algerian entity, which French colonialism tried to suppress.

In this regard, the emergence of Mubarak al-Mili as the first modern Algerian historian was not surprising, as al-Mili has tried to rewrite the history of Algeria on a national basis, through his author marked “History of Algeria in the Old and Modern” whose first part appeared in 1928 AD, and then about Four years (i.e.

1932 AD), the second part appeared.

Sheikh Mubarak Al-Mili devoted the first part of this book to the history of Algeria in ancient times.

As for the second part of the book, it was devoted to the history of Algeria in Islamic times, and the importance of the author of al-Mili is due to his adoption of a historical writing style somewhat close to the systematic history, where he adopted various sources, including Arabic and French, and Ibn Badis considered the book Al-Mili - mentioned - a rebirth of the life of the Algerian nation, Therefore, it is correct to say that the author of Mili is considered a new gesture in the field of historical awareness, because he left the positive effects on the psyche of the Algerians, and even the East, as well, through which Milli sought to fortify and send the roots of the elements of the Algerian character.