La Nation Arabe Explained

Type:Monthly newspaper
Headquarters:Geneva, Switzerland
Language:French
Political:Arab nationalism
Ceased Publication:1938

La Nation Arabe was an influential Pan-Islamic and Pan-Arabist Arab newspaper which was published in Geneva in the period 1930–1938.

History

La Nation Arabe was first published in Geneva by Shakib Arslan and Ihsan Al Jabri in 1930. They also edited the paper.[1] It intended to raise attention and action against European imperial control of Arab countries, and Zionist projects in the region of Palestine.[2] The paper was published on a monthly basis.[3]

La Nation Arabe contained a wide range of topics, including politics, literature, economics and social issues.[3] It was widely read in Arab and European capitals despite being banned from French North Africa in the 1930s. It was influential in spreading new thoughts on Arab Nationalism, anti-Western imperialism, and Islamic self-assertiveness.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Nir Arielli. Italian Involvement in the Arab Revolt in Palestine, 1936–1939. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 35. 2. 2008. 10.1080/13530190802180597. 188. 145144088 .
  2. Anne-Claire de Gayffier-Bonneville. Renaissance arabe et solidarité musulmane dans La Nation arabe (Arab renaissance and Muslim solidarity in the journal La Nation arabe). Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée. April 2002. 95–98. 71–93. 10.4000/remmm.227 . free.
  3. Manuela Williams. Mussolini's Secret War in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Italian Intelligence and the British Response. Intelligence and National Security. 2007. 22. 6. 894. 10.1080/02684520701770659. 214651095.
  4. Web site: Near & Middle East Titles: La Nation Arabe 1930–1938. Cambridge Archive Editions. Cambridge University Press. 22 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123258/http://www.archiveeditions.co.uk/titledetails.asp?tid=69. 2 April 2015. dead.