فرض فرنسا لرقابة صارمة على بلدان المغرب العربي أثناء الحرب العالمية الأولى

Abstract EN

The day after the outbreak of World War I, France sees that among the main factors of his victory is to win the support of the Maghreb people.

She also wants to take advantage of this demographic power by admitting the citizens in her army.The strategy of France is hit by many obstacles, the most important of which is the pursuit of Turkey, which already had the same objective.

Turkey is a serious threat because it has benefited from its religious and spiritual influence on the people of the region.From 1914, the French authorities maintained a strict control over the Great Maghreb in order to interrupt the vivacity of the Turkish-German propaganda.

This war propaganda is to evoke religious emotion.

She calls the people of North Africa to join the army of the Ottoman Empire as much as Muslims.

She also recognizes the need to oppose the great Christian powers.

Turkish-German propaganda reminds Muslims that France, England and Russia are colonial powers and among the main enemies of the Muslim population.

Indeed, the "Holy Jihad" is a duty for every Muslim.Another important factor has pushed France to strengthen the control of the region is the existence of many Maghreb personalities who support the Ottoman Empire and are part of their propaganda as : Abdel Malek and Ali Pasha (son of Amir Abdel Kader ), Tunisian Saleh Cherif, Hadj Abdallah Bou Kabouya, Mohamed Khedr H'Cin and Abdelsslem Tidjani.To avoid the risk of Turkish-German propaganda, the French authorities have strengthened control of the Maghreb region.

In the first place, they imposed a strict control of the people (Turks, Germans, natives, Maghrebi soldiers prisoners in the German prisons or wounded in the French hospitals).

In the second place, the French authority monitored the correspondence of the Maghreb soldiers and workers and the newspapers.