Glubb Pasha - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Amin Al-husayni: Encyclopedia - Amin Al-husayni
Mohammad Amin al-Husayni (ca. 1895-July 4, 1974, أمين الحسيني, alternatively known as al-Husseini, el-Husseini, Al-Hajj Amin o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War: Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War
The 1948 Arab-Israeli War is referred to as the "War of Independence" (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות) or as the "War of Liberation" (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pasha: Encyclopedia - Pasha
Pasha (or pascha, bashaw; Turkish: paşa) originally from Persian padshah or padeshah meaning "king") was a high rank in the Ottoman Empi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheltenham College: Encyclopedia - Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College opened in July 1841, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham College was the first major public school fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arab Legion: Encyclopedia - Arab Legion
The Arab Legion (Al-jaish Al'-arabi) was Transjordan's and later on also Jordan's regular army. It was formed in 1921 by Lieutenant Colon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Farhud: Encyclopedia Ii - Farhud - Historical Background
The Jews lived in the land of Babylon for more than 2,500 years that followed the Babylonian captivity (see History of the Jews in Iraq)....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War: Encyclopedia Ii - 1948 Arab-israeli War - Phases Of The War
1948 Arab-Israeli War - First phase: November 29 1947 - April 1 1948. Right after the UN partition plan was approved, joint Jordanian, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheltenham College: Encyclopedia Ii - Cheltenham College - Victoria Crosses Won By Old Cheltonians
Fourteen Victoria Crosses have been won by Old Cheltonians, making the school third, behind the much larger Eton College (22 awards) and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kfar Etzion Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Kfar Etzion Massacre - The Massacre
When the hopelessness of their position became undeniable on May 13, the defenders of Kfar Etzion laid down their arms and attempted to s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War: Encyclopedia Ii - 1948 Arab-israeli War - Phases Of The War
1948 Arab-Israeli War - First phase: November 29 1947 - April 1 1948. In the twelve days following the UN decision 79 jews were killed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rule Of The West Bank And East Jerusalem By Jordan: Encyclopedia Ii - Rule Of The West Bank And East Jerusalem By Jordan - Jordanian Conquest Of 1948
According to the 1947 UN Partition Plan, a large part of Palestine including the areas that came under Jordanian control were to have bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheltenham College: Encyclopedia Ii - Cheltenham College - Victoria Crosses Won By Old Cheltonians
In total fourteen Victoria Crosses have been won by Old Cheltonians, making the school third only in this regard to the much larger Eton ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pasha: Encyclopedia Ii - Pasha - Role In Ottoman Political System
The sultan of Turkey and (by delegation) the khedive of Egypt had the right to bestow the title of Pasha. The title appears, originally, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qibya Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Qibya Massacre - The Operation
The raid at Qibya took place on the evening of October 14, 1953. It began with an artillery barrage at the village until Israeli troops r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amin Al-husayni: Encyclopedia Ii - Amin Al-husayni - Palestinian Nationalism
Viewing the Balfour Declaration as a betrayal of the Arabs by the British, al-Husayni organized violent anti-Zionist demonstrations in Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qibya Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Qibya Massacre - Results
Initially, via the media, the Israeli public was left unaware of the attack. On October 19, Ben-Gurion claimed that the raid had been car...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rule Of The West Bank And East Jerusalem By Jordan: Encyclopedia Ii - Rule Of The West Bank And East Jerusalem By Jordan - Jordanian Rule
Unlike any other Arab state to where Palestinian refugees fled, those in the West Bank and East Jerusalem were given Jordanian citizenshi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qibya Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Qibya Massacre - Events Leading Up To The Attack
The attack was the result of escalating border clashes which had begun almost immediately after the signing of the armistice in 1949. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kfar Etzion Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Kfar Etzion Massacre - Background
Kfar Etzion was a religious kibbutz founded in 1943, about 2 km east of the road between Jerusalem and Hebron. By the end of 1947, there ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rule Of The West Bank And East Jerusalem By Jordan: Encyclopedia Ii - Rule Of The West Bank And East Jerusalem By Jordan - Six Day War
Following the outbreak of the Six Day War in June 1967, Israel warned King Hussein not to join Egyptian president Gamal Abdul Nasser in o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kfar Etzion Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Kfar Etzion Massacre - The Aftermath
The Etzion Bloc became a symbol of Zionist heroism and martyrdom among Israelis immediately after its fall, and this importance continues...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Farhud: Encyclopedia Ii - Farhud - June 1-2 1941
A delegation of Iraqi Jews, sent to meet the Regent Abdul Illah arriving at Baghdad airport, was attacked by the mob as they crossed Al K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amin Al-husayni: Encyclopedia Ii - Amin Al-husayni - Nazi Ties And World War Ii
Amin al-Husayni - Pre-war. In 1933, within weeks of Hitler's rise to power in Germany, al-Husayni sent a telegram to Berlin addressed t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amin Al-husayni: Encyclopedia Ii - Amin Al-husayni - Early Life
Amin al-Husayni was born in Jerusalem in 1895 (some sources say 1893). He attended al-Azhar University in Cairo (where he founded an anti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pasha: Encyclopedia Ii - Pasha - Etymology
Etymologists variously derive the word pasha from the Persian padshah, Turkish padishah, equivalent to "king" or "emperor", and from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amin Al-husayni: Encyclopedia Ii - Amin Al-husayni - Post-war Activities
After the war, al-Husayni fled to Switzerland, was detained and put under house arrest in France, but escaped and was given asylum in Egy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amin Al-husayni: Encyclopedia Ii - Amin Al-husayni - Mufti's Influence
Yasser Arafat's interview with the London-based Arabic language newspaper Al Sharq al Awsat was reprinted by a leading Palestinian daily ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War: Encyclopedia Ii - 1948 Arab-israeli War - Aftermath
1948 Arab-Israeli War - 1949 Armistice Agreements. In 1949, Israel signed separate armistices with Egypt on February 24, Lebanon on Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War: Encyclopedia Ii - 1948 Arab-israeli War - Background
Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the League of Nations granted the British and the French temporary colonial ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amin Al-husayni: Encyclopedia Ii - Amin Al-husayni - Early Life
Amin al-Husayni was born in Jerusalem in 1895 (some sources say 1893). He attended Al-Azhar University in Cairo (where he founded an anti...   » Read the article