By: Christian Jimenez/Arab America Contributing Writer The First World War (WWI), also known as the Great War, was one of the deadliest conflicts in human history, killing millions. Along with these innumerable deaths, its aftermath made things even worse as the Treaty of Versailles between the Allies and the Central Powers laid the seeds for … Continued
SOURCE: FRANCE 24 The Arab world is again being rocked by revolt, with uprisings in Algeria and Sudan seeing long-time leaders ousted, although in both the military has frustrated popular demands for change. A first wave of revolt in 2011 caused shock waves across many Arab countries, starting in Tunisia where president Zine El Abidine … Continued
Philip Walker is a historian and retired archaeologist. He is the author of Behind the Lawrence Legend: the Forgotten Few who Shaped the Arab Revolt (Oxford University Press, 2018). SOURCE: HISTORY NEWS NETWORK BY: PHILIP WALKER T. E. Lawrence, known as “Lawrence of Arabia,” has provoked controversy for a hundred years. His legend was promoted in the … Continued
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