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TIL of Emil Abdelkader, Islamic leader of a resistance movement against French occupation in Algeria. He later prevented a massacre of Christians in Damascus, and France awarded him the Grand Cros... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL of Emil Abdelkader, Islamic leader of a resistance movement against French occupation in Algeria. He later prevented a massacre of Christians in Damascus, and France awarded him the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur for this act.

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