Hajj Amīn al-Ḥusaynī, the “creation” of a leader

Bibliographic Data

ID23213621
AuthorsLorenzo Kamel (0009-0009-5725-067X, National Archives, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume9
Publication date2013-07-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStoricamente (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1825-411X • E-ISSN: 2282-6033
PublisherViella srl (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.12977/stor490
OpenAlexW1992847802
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

Hajj Amīn al-Ḥusaynī – the «Grand Muftī of Jerusalem» – is often portrayed as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people in the first part of XX century. Due to his collusion with Nazism, such a position implies that the Palestinian people are, at least in principle, responsible for their own tragic destiny. This study challenges that assumption and sheds light on how and why the Grand Muftī was imposed on the Palestinian people by London. Analyzing the rise to power of Hajj Amīn al-Ḥusaynī and the means granted to him is crucial for understanding the ways through which the British authorities related to the local realities in post-World War I Palestine and to what extent these practices have marked the subsequent development of Palestinian society.

Ancient history · Business · Collusion · Destiny (ISS module) · Economic history · Hajj · Islam · Nazism · Palestine · Political science · Politics · Position (finance) · Power (physics) · Sociology · Theology · Engineering · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Middle East Politics and Society · Philosophy · Religious studies

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