The Leadership Spirit of Algerian Sufi Women in the Resistance to French Colonialism between (1830- 1870AD) Lalla Fatma N’soumer - A Model

Some Algerian women played heroic roles throughout the history of Algeria in all its stages, especially the modern and contemporary stage and the emergence of the national state. This woman was enriched by the homeland and the love of the land. She bore the responsibility of defending it and its honor and left her fingerprints that were immortalized on the pages of history transmitted by generations. These women combined the softness and cruelty and satiated with the spirit of Islam and Arabism, which increased their stubbornness and ferocity in defending the sanctities. The homeland, the land and honor were difficult to accept compromises and concessions. Algerian women emerged during the 19th century AD to teach the French enemy a lesson and inflicted terrible defeats. The most prominent among them was Fatima Lalla Nsomer, who made the epic of the tribal region led by the armies and provoked fever against the French colonization to expel it from their land. She was able to win the loyalty of the people of her region and neighboring areas and everyone responded to her call and joined under her banner for what she saw of courage and wisdom in her person.