Sprache:
Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr:
2022
Titel der Quelle:
The Journal for Interdisciplinary Middle Eastern Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
8,1 (2022) 5-60
Schlagwort(e):
Massoud, M. S.
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Periodicals History 20th century
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Anti-Zionism History 20th century
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Muslims Political activity
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Eretz Israel Press coverage
Kurzfassung:
In the early 1940s, Arab lobbying activities started to be noticeable in Canada. In 1944,Muhammad Said Massoud, a Druze emigrant from Lebanon, founded the CanadianArab Friendship League in Montreal. The League soon became the spearhead of Arablobbying activity in Canada with a declared goal of improving Canada’s relations withthe Arab world. The Canadian Arab, published by Massoud between May 1945 andDecember 1947, was the most significant enterprise of the League. Being the first of itskind in Canada, the journal was intended to refute Zionist arguments regarding Palestineand prevent Canadian public opinion from being sympathetic to the establishment ofa Jewish state. The journal, in English but with the editorial also translated into Arabic,was distributed gratis to statesmen, religious leaders, university lecturers, teachers,lawyers, businessmen, and libraries. Besides Massoud’s editorial, it included news,political essays, protests, correspondence, and historical reviews.
DOI:
10.26351/JIMES/8-1/1
URL:
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