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This study surveys the many revolutionary attempts carried out against the Ottoman Empire in the Fertile Cresecnt and the Arabian Peninsula during World War I. Special emphasis is laid upon the subversive activities of the Arab secret societies which preceded the outbreak of Sharif Husayn's Arab revolt in 1916. The revolt is thoroughly examined and analyzed, regarding both its military operations and its human composition, which influenced its course

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- 1 The Special Assembly -- 2 UNSCOP -- 3 The Ad Hoc Committee -- 4 Subcommittee 1 -- 5 In the Working Group -- 6 Back to the General Assembly -- 7 Personal Policy Making -- 8 Lobbying Activities -- 9 Canada's Role in Jewish, Arab, and Canadian Eyes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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 Canadian Arab Friendship League in Montreal. The League soon became the spearhead of Arab lobbying activity in Canada with a declared goal of improving Canada's relations with the Arab world. The Canadian Arab, published by Massoud between May 1945 and December 1947, was the most significant enterprise of the League. Being the first of its kind in Canada, the journal was intended to refute Zionist arguments regarding Palestine and prevent Canadian public opinion from being sympathetic to the establishment of a 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.