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23 de ago. de 2016 · Fawzi al-Qawuqji Fawzi al-Qawuqji in 1948.Wikimedia Commons By the 1930s, the Palestine question – specifically, the British Mandate and Zionist migration to the Jewish ancestral homeland – was fanning the embers of Arab nationalism. Qawuqji, who had taken up a commission with the Iraqi Army, followed developments closely.
Laila Parsons builds her scholarly, readable analysis of the life and times of the Tripoli-born Arab nationalist fighter Fawzi al-Qawuqji (1890–1977) on myriad sources, including access to his private papers, held by his family in Beirut.
6 de feb. de 2017 · Revered by some as the Arab Garibaldi, maligned by others as an intriguer and opportunist, Fawzi al-Qawuqji manned the ramparts of Arab history for four decades, leading or helping to lead Arab forces in nearly every significant military conflict from 1914 to 1948. When an effort to overthrow the British rulers of Iraq failed, he moved to Germany, where he spent much of the Second World War ...
1 de ene. de 2007 · Fawzi al-Qawuqji was a soldier and Arab nationalist who fought European colonialism all over the Middle East between World War I and 1948. He served as an officer in the 4th Brigade of the Ottoman Army, fighting the British advance north through Palestine; led the al-Hama sector of the Syrian Revolt against the French in 1925––1927; was one of the rebel leaders in the Arab revolt against ...
In the pantheon of Arab heroes, one rarely hears about Fawzi al-Qawuqji these days. However, thanks to a fascinating biography written by British scholar Laila Parsons, titled The Commander: Fawzi al-Qawuqji and the Fight for Arab Independence, 1914–1948, Qawuqji is again a topic of interest.His is a story of ambiguities, contradictions, oversized ambitions and false hopes – in many ...
21 de oct. de 2020 · In early 1936, British Mandate Palestine exploded into revolt. Laila Parsons, in The Commander: Fawzi al-Qawuqji and the Fight for Arab Independence, 1914–1948 (2016), has provided fascinating insights into the Palestinian rebel bands at the center of events, and particularly their one outstanding commander, Fawzi al-Qawuqji. Hillel Cohen, in Army of Shadows: Palestinian Collaboration with ...
