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This book argues that French colonial rule in Algeria (1830-1962) systematically engineered what I term ""Colonial Islam"" a simplified, categorized, and controlled version of Islamic practice designed to facilitate colonial governance. This project unfolded in three distinct phases: 1. The Military Phase (1830-1870): Physical destruction of religious institutions and co-optation of religious elites. 2. The Scientific Phase (1870-1914): Ethnographic categorization and fragmentation of Islamic practicethrough the work of the École d'Alger. 3. The Institutional Phase (1900-1930): Creation of state-controlled mosques, schools, and religious bureaucracies

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