Sheikh Tayeb al-Aqbi and his reform efforts in the city of Algeria 1929-1939

Abstract

Sheikh "Al-Tayyeb Al-oqbi" (1890-1959) is one of the pillars of the reformist
movement in Algiers, and one of Algerian Muslim Ulemas association. He wash
distinguished by strong and daring positions against polytheism, heresies and myths. He
launched a war against people behind this ideology in Biskra and the capital where he came
in 1929.
So, he contributed in Algiers to the revitalization of intellectual and cultural life from
the platform of the Taraki club, and through the collective, journalistic and mosque work.
His positions and fight disturbed the French authorities