▁direct ▁construction ▁sites ▁in ▁Al ger ia . ▁She ▁married ▁Jean ▁Bapt iste ▁Sc elles ▁( born ▁ 1 9 0 4 ). ▁ ▁Jean ▁and ▁Jean ne ▁Sc elles - Mill ies ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁s ill onn iste ▁circles . ▁The ▁progress ive ▁Catholic ▁couple ▁founded ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Mon othe istic ▁Bel ie vers ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁bring ▁Muslim s , ▁Christians ▁and ▁Jews ▁together , ▁with ▁she ikh ▁T ay eb ▁el ▁Og bi , ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁scholar ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁A U MA ▁along ▁with ▁I bn ▁Bad is ▁and ▁the ▁Jewish ▁activ ist ▁El ie ▁G oz lan . ▁This ▁group ▁held ▁week ly ▁discuss ions ▁about ▁religious ▁issues ▁between ▁Muslim s , ▁Jews ▁and ▁Christians . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Jean ne ▁and ▁Jean ▁helped ▁ar range ▁for ▁the ▁Abb é ▁Jules ▁Mon chan in , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Société ▁ly onna ise ▁de ▁philosoph ie , ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁influ ential ▁el ▁Og bi . ▁▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁Sc elles - Mill ies ▁couple ▁introduced ▁Mon chan in ▁to ▁professor ▁Louis ▁Mass ignon . ▁ ▁Jean ne ▁Sc elles - Mill ie ▁helped ▁fight ▁for ▁the ▁social , ▁cultural ▁and ▁political ▁liber ation ▁of ▁the ▁Al ger ians . ▁She ▁founded ▁Franco - Mus lim ▁schools . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁( 1 9 3 9 – 4 5 ) ▁she ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Res istance ▁in ▁Al ger