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It is 1916. The Allies are struggling in the Great War. The Ottoman Sultan calls for a pan-Islamic jihad against all non-Muslims except Germans. But Sharif Husein, ruler of the holy city of Mecca, is smarting under Turkish rule, fomenting Arab nationalism and lobbying the British to support him. This book presents an account of this key moment.
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Setting the Desert on Fire, Barry James
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- Released
- 2007
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- Title
- Setting the Desert on Fire
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Barry James
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0747585539
- ISBN13
- 9780747585534
- Category
- Social sciences, History
- Description
- It is 1916. The Allies are struggling in the Great War. The Ottoman Sultan calls for a pan-Islamic jihad against all non-Muslims except Germans. But Sharif Husein, ruler of the holy city of Mecca, is smarting under Turkish rule, fomenting Arab nationalism and lobbying the British to support him. This book presents an account of this key moment.