741502 Masonic Insignia of Abd el-Kader (enamel, metal and silk) by French School, (19th century); Mus矇e de la Franc-Ma癟onnerie, Paris, France; (add.info.: Abd el-Kader (1808-8) Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion of Algeria; later, in 1860, he helped to save saved Syrian Christians in Damascus from attacks by the Druze community and this led to his being considered a \'friend\' of France (after many years of being considered an enemy) and to his being invited to become a Freemason in 1864.); French, out of copyright.