Celebration of the National Day of the Algerian Islamic Scouts
On Monday, Algeria commemorates, under the slogan “School for patriotism”, the National Day of the Algerian Islamic Scouts, which falls on May 27 of each year and commemorates the 83rd anniversary of the execution of the martyr Mohamed Bouras, the founder of the Algerian Scouting movement, which is considered a school of patriotism and is greatly relied upon in consolidating values and principles. Brotherhood, love and protection of the homeland.
In view of the pivotal roles played by this scouting organization before and during the liberation revolution and what it is currently doing in the field of consolidating the bonds of brotherhood, love of the homeland, and loyalty to the message of the martyrs, the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, had designated the year 2021 as May 27 (the date of execution Martyr Muhammad Bouras) is a national day for Algerian Islamic Scouts, in commemoration of national heroes, preserving national memory, strengthening national solidarity, and expressing the state’s will to develop the voluntary educational movement that instills the spirit of giving and leadership.
The Algerian Islamic Scouts were at the forefront during all the paths of the liberation revolution, especially by carrying out awareness-raising work among the various segments of Algerian society at the time, as they served as the first flame for the outbreak of the revolution because of what they provided from the best of their sons in defense of Algeria and its independence, inspired by the struggle of the founder, the martyr Mohamed Bouras.
Mohamed Bouras, born In the city of Miliana on February 26, 1908, founded the “Al-Falah” regiment in the Casbah, through which he called on all independent scouting regiments at the national level to unite and form a unified national organization. All the scouting regiments responded to his call in July 1939 in El-Harrach, where the Algerian Islamic Scouts were established as a national organization, and the participants elected Mohamed Bouras as its president.
On May 14, 1941, a death sentence was issued against him. He was executed at dawn on May 27, 1941 by firing squad in the military field in El Kharouba by the French colonial forces. After his execution, the men he rose up and trained on the principle of self-sacrifice for the sake of the homeland stood up for the freedom of Algeria, brandishing the slogan “Be Ready."
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