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Nov 2019
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5-5: Sharif Hussein And Arab Nationalism

ISLAMIC HISTORY PODCAST
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The British begin courting Sharif Hussein ibn Ali, the ruler of Mecca, enticing him to rebel against the Ottomans.

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