Episode 2 of 3
Halt of Mosque Demolitions
- When
- 1860
- Where
- Algiers
Napoleon III halted the policy of converting mosques to churches, siding with the mufti.
In 1860, Napoleon III stopped the demolition of mosques in Algiers. He sided with the mufti of the Great Mosque, preventing further conversions like those of the Ketchaoua and Ali Bitchin mosques. The temporal link to the visit is inferred rather than explicitly stated in the passages.
Sources
- Casbah of Algiers Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
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