The Algerian Embassy in Manama commemorates the "National Day of the Algerian Islamic Scouts" on May 27, 1941/2025 “Scouts Come on”

In commemoration of the 84th anniversary of the execution by colonial authorities of the activist Mohamed Bouras, founder of the "Algerian Islamic Scouts Movement," on May 27, 1941, the Algerian Embassy in Manama celebrates on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the "National Day of the Algerian Islamic Scouts," in recognition of the role of this organization and the efforts of its leader in raising awareness among Algerian youth about the colonial reality and the need for change.

The provocative celebrations organized by the French in 1930 to mark the centenary of the occupation of Algeria left deep anger and sorrow among Algerians, but they also ignited in them the national spirit and a strong determination to change the harsh reality they lived.

Mohamed Bouras was one of the prominent young Algerians who were deeply affected by these celebrations and resolved men to work towards changing these conditions. He subsequently decided to establish a scout movement independent of the French one.

Due colonial administration dilatory maneuverings, the establishment of the scout group in Algiers was delayed until 1936. But this was followed by the establishment of other groups Scouts in various cities such as Constantine, Mostaganem, Algiers, Setif, and Tizi Ouzou, Batna and Guelma.

In 1939, these groups united to establish, with the help and encouragement of reformer scholars in Algeria, led by Sheikh Abdelhamid Ben Badis, Tayeb El Okbi, and other prominent politicians, the Algerian Scout Movement.

France viewed the establishment of the Algerian Scouts as a political and security threat to its presence in Algeria, especially since Mohammed Bouras showed great determination and will to achieve his project, which made him subject to intense monitoring and scrutiny, leading to his arrest in 1941 on charges of communicating with the Germans, after which he was executed on May 27, 1941, following an unfair trial.

The martyrdom of Mohammed Bouras in the pursuit of spreading revolutionary awareness among Algerian youth did not stop the struggle of the Algerian Islamic Scouts. Instead, the latter continued their struggle until achieving independence in 1962, and the memory of Mohammed Bouras's sacrifice remains a lesson for every patriotic Algerian, for all free people of the world, and for everyone rejecting living under the yoke of colonialism.

Long live Algeria, and Glory and Eternal Tribute to our Righteous Martyrs.

Ambassador Dr. Mahmoud Braham.