Author
Ahmed, Yasser Khasha Obaid, Al Obaidi, Anas Ibrahim Khalaf
Publication Place
Baghdad, Iraq -
University of Baghdad, College of Arts
Type
Book
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 2075-3047
Record ID
cdi_emarefa_primary_1541411
Library Location
EBSCOhost Historical Abstracts with Full Text
Notes
After the Ottoman Empire suffered further defeats and lost large parts of its territories in the early twentieth century, the Arabs of the Ottoman states began to think about the fate of their country if the Ottoman state was subjected to collapse. A reform movement started in Beirut between 1912-1913, led by Perutian leader Salim Ali Salam, which was represented by the establishment of the Beirut Reform Society. Salim Ali Salam was elected executive officer of the Assembly, and the reform movement in Beirut called for leaving the internal affairs of Arab states in the hands of the local population, as well as relying on European advisors in every state. The Ottoman government did not respond to these demands and proceeded to close down the assembly. When the First Arab Conference was held in Paris in 1913, Salim Ali Salam was one of the members of the Beirut delegation, which consisted of three Muslims and three Christians, and he was elected a member of the conference’s executive committee. The conference was held in response to the Ottoman oppression that intensified after the Union and Progress Party came to power in 1908. The conference demanded that the Arabic language be made an official language in the Arab states, that military service be made for young Arabs within their states except in cases of war, and that greater powers be granted to local governments in the Arab states. Salim Ali Salam was at the head of the delegation chosen by the conference to communicate the conference’s decisions to the Ottoman government and to French Foreign Minister Stephen Pichon.
Görüntüle
مجلة دراسات في التاريخ و الآثار : مجلة علمية محكمة., 2022, Vol.2022 (83 (sup)), p.25-52