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How Erdogan Rewrote History of the Great Arab Revolt


This month marks the 100th anniversary of the self-proclaimed “Great” Arab Revolt of 1916, launched against Ottoman rule from the Arabian Desert by Sharif Hussein, emir of Mecca. Thanks to a systematic decade-long campaign orchestrated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the event will pass almost unnoticed in most Arab cities and media outlets.
The revolt, once a cornerstone of Arab nationalism, lasted from the summer of 1916 until autumn 1918 and, with Britain’s military sup¬port, ended 400 years of Ottoman rule in the Arab world. Generations grew up eulogising Hussein’s Arab rebels. Movies were made in their honour. Books and …read more

Source: The Huffington Post

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