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Lightning through the Clouds: 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam and the Making of the Modern Middle East

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Austin: University of Texas Press, 2020Description: xiii, 252 p., ill., maps; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781477320563
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Contents:
The guide -- The city of a thousand minarets -- The soldier shaykh -- Exile to Haifa -- Workers and villagers -- The tip of the thread -- Nahalal, -- With the Qurʼan as a passport -- Memorial
Summary: "This social biography of 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam, a preacher, soldier, and anti-colonial rebel who became a symbol of Palestinian nationalism after his death in 1935, examines his struggles against the Italians in Libya, the French in Syria, and the British and Israel in Palestine, as well as his legacy as understood by pro-Arab forces such as Hamas and more broadly in the region"-- Provided by publisher.
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Books Books Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) Library Main Library - 0.01 E 2332 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available E 2332

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-242) and index.

The guide -- The city of a thousand minarets -- The soldier shaykh -- Exile to Haifa -- Workers and villagers -- The tip of the thread -- Nahalal, -- With the Qurʼan as a passport -- Memorial

"This social biography of 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam, a preacher, soldier, and anti-colonial rebel who became a symbol of Palestinian nationalism after his death in 1935, examines his struggles against the Italians in Libya, the French in Syria, and the British and Israel in Palestine, as well as his legacy as understood by pro-Arab forces such as Hamas and more broadly in the region"-- Provided by publisher.

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