As-Salaamu Alaikum.
Welcome back to Season 6 of the Islamic History Podcast.
In this season, we are discussing one hundred years of Middle Eastern history after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
This is episode 6-3: Hashemites and Saudis.
Before we get into the episode, let’s do a brief recap of where we are so far.
- Great Britain officially receives a mandate over Palestine and Transjordan at the San Remo Conference
- But Great Britain is already having trouble governing Iraq
- Sharif Hussein, King of the Hijaz and leader of the Hashemite clan, does not feel the Allies kept their promises to him
- France defeats Prince Faisal in the Franco-Syrian War and exile him to Iraq
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