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<i>arguably one of the most prominent all-regional Islamic-Arab public opinion shapers in the interwar period...</i></ref>
<i>arguably one of the most prominent all-regional Islamic-Arab public opinion shapers in the interwar period...</i></ref>
The Mufti's agent in Geneva and his hand in fascist Italy since the 1930s. Documented:<ref>The Arab War Effort: A Documented Account. United States: American Christian Palestine committee, 1946, p. 6. [https://books.google.com/books?id=fxzPAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%221935%22].</ref><ref>Rolbant, Samuel. The Arabs: Politics and People. United Kingdom: Amal Publications, 1948, p. 25. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LVsBAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22Arab+papers+opposed+to+the+Mufti%22].</ref>
<blockquote>The Mufti of Jerusalem through his agent in Geneva, Emir Shekib Arslan, was in contact with Mussolini years before the war. Some of their intercepted correspondence was published as early as 1935 in Arab papers opposed to the Mufti.</blockquote>
Arslan's great impact in fascist Italy hold in Africa. Historian:<ref>The Nile: Histories, Cultures, Myths. United Kingdom: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000, [https://books.google.com/books?id=LcsJosc239YC&pg=PA194 p.194].
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Much more important was the work by the Lebanese Druze, Amir Shakib Arslan Arslan was by far the most important figure in the context of Mussolini's influence in the whole Middle Eastern arena. He undertook to spread the world of the Duce, and to exploit the Abyssinian crisis in order to inspire the younger generation in the Middle East to revolt against the French and the British . He hoped that such an uprising would enhance pan-Arabism, especially his brand, namely Arabism with a strong element of Islamic identity and solidarity . In the dozens of articles published in 1935, Arslan depicted Ethiopia as a historical enemy of Islam, an oppressor of its own Muslims, an enemy of the Arabic language and Arab culture . A skilled historian, he combined the negative messages of radical Islam with the modern messages of fascist propaganda. Most of Arslan's work was published primarily in Syrian, Lebanese, and Palestinian papers; nevertheless, he had his share in the Egyptian press and was widely read in Egypt.</blockquote>
Arslan had a personal friendship that with Benito Mussolini since 1921.<ref>Germain, Eric., Clayer, Nathalie. Islam in Inter-war Europe. United Kingdom: Hurst, 2008, [https://books.google.com/books?id=OHMTAQAAIAAJ&q=Shakib+Arslan+1935+mussolini p.227].
<blockquote>In Italy, the interest in Islam was asserted earlier on with the personal friendship that existed between Benito Mussolini and Shakib Arslan from 1921.</blockquote></ref>
In April 1935, around the time of Arslan's pro Fascist Italy propaganda among the Arabs, <i>Rumors close to the truth tell of Nazi cells existing among the Arabs, which are currently working to expand the anti-Jewish and even anti-English action, and perhaps also against the interests of other powers.</i><ref>[https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/yarden/1935/04/25/01/article/11 Ha-Yarden - הירדן, 25 April 1935].<blockquote><font size=1>
In April 1935, around the time of Arslan's pro Fascist Italy propaganda among the Arabs, <i>Rumors close to the truth tell of Nazi cells existing among the Arabs, which are currently working to expand the anti-Jewish and even anti-English action, and perhaps also against the interests of other powers.</i><ref>[https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/yarden/1935/04/25/01/article/11 Ha-Yarden - הירדן, 25 April 1935].<blockquote><font size=1>