TNT History Archives: American Scolds Britain's Islam Policy (1921)/Part II

//Ed. Note: In this part, the unnamed American official 
expresses his outrage at Britain's policies and 
machinations vis-a-vis the Arabs and the Jews.//



The Arabs and the English

An article was published in Egypt in the pro-English 

newspaper “El-muazzam” on 7 October 1920, in which it was 

stated that when Turkey entered the Great War the English 

saw the chance to separate the Arabs from the Caliphate and 

realize this long-held goal of theirs.  As a consequence, Mr. 

Lawrence, one of the English Orientalists, was sent to Mecca 

with a significant amount of materials.  Based on a secret 

agreement made between Lawrence and Şerif Hüseyin, it 

was promised that Şerif Hüseyin would become the Arab 

sultan, prompting Şerif Hüseyin and his son Faisal to revolt 

to achieve the Arabs’ separation from the Turks. 

                        British soldiers in Iraq

Propagandists were sent  secretly to Syria and Iraq  to 

ostensibly promote independence but subconsciously to 

induce the populations to favor dependence on, and 

occupation by, the English.  These propagandists were placed 

in the assemblies and among the people in both Syria and Iraq 

and made pronouncements favoring the English.  In this way, 

under the pretext that the English were the Arabs’ friend, a 

portion of the Arabs were seduced to this idea.  The English 

had a number of influential individuals in Syria and Iraq write 

letters to England filled with praise for the English and 

concocted pleas to have England help the people in their quest 

for  independence.  

Yet, similar promises of independence have been made to the 

people of Egypt and India for years without realization.  In 

truth, those in the pro-English shadow administrations may 

promise the people independence but not even in Ireland, 

where the English and the Irish are both Christians and white, 

has this come to pass because of the distinction over 

Protestantism and Catholicism that has put them at odds. 

Nevertheless, forgetting all the historical examples of 

England’s famous tricks and deceits, the Arabs have broken 

off their long-time ties of religion and relations with the Turks, 

letting the English succeed in breaking up the world of Islam!  

In addition, in return for billions the English government 

received from the Jews during the Great War, they made a 

second secret agreement with the European Jews to give them 

Palestine for a Jewish homeland.  A third secret agreement was 

signed to allow the French to have Syria.  Yet, despite all these 

dishonest and underhanded actions, the English are not the 

least bit ashamed!   

 The Partition of Arabia

After the English won the Great War and achieved their goals 

and aims, in accordance with the agreement they signed with 

the Jews, they turned over sacred Moslem areas like Jerusalem, 

Nablus, Haifa, Jaffa, Akka, Nasiriye, Safed, Gaza and Arbeş to 

the Jews.  Then they gave Damascus, Aleppo and Beirut to the 

French.  Iraq became an English colony and special possession.  

As a result of the English giving Jerusalem to the Jews in 

connivance with the Christians, the Moslems have staged a 

number of uprisings against the English and the Jews.  And all 

the newspapers in Arabia and the Arab countries have begun to 

denounce these deceitful acts aimed at the break-up of Arabia.  

Right now, Arabia has become a place of hell and an ocean of 

blood!!

The War in the Arabian Peninsula

According to an issue of the “El Hakike” newspaper in Beirut, 

Şerif Hüseyin was completely aware of what happened to Syria, 

Iraq and Palestine, which were sacrificed to the English 

government’s  tricks and deceitful acts.    Hüseyin realized that 

besides Mecca and Medine, where he held sway, he had nothing 

else so he nourished hopes of secret initiatives against the 

English in Arabia.  However, the English became aware of 

Hüseyin’s plans and incited İbn ul Suad of Necd to destroy 

Hüseyin’s goal.  Emir İbn ul Suad defeatd İbnurReşid’s forces 

near Medain Salih and El Juni and subsequently defeated Şerif 

Hüseyin’s men in a battle around Ta’if.   Seeing his 

predicament and fearing the loss of all of his remaining lands, 

Şerif Hüseyin sought support from the English.  But now that 

all of the Arabian peninsula has become an English colony the 

Arabs all long for the past.                              

     

The English Goal With Regard to Islam

This is taken from the last issue in February of the “İslam” 

newspaper published in Calcutta, India:  Hey, Moslems. Hey, 

easterners and Indian citizens, Gladstone,  one of the most 

famous proponents of the goal the English are pursuing against 

us, gave a speech in the House of Lords, saying that “as long as 

the Kur’an is on the face of the Earth, there will be no peace in 

the world.”  Gladstone’s goal was the destruction of the Islamic 

world and the great mosque.   But Muhammed Ali Jinnah

and Gandhi, along with similar stalwart jihadis, perceived the 

English goal and put up a wall against it.  And the Califate in 

Istanbul, Islam’s greatest point of support, has not stinted in 

providing help.  Let us see, when will the English statesmen 

will be able to correct this crooked policy?

Islam and Eastern Revolts

Whoever examines the newspapers published in Europe, 

Egypt, India, Anatolia, Afghanistan and Turkistan, will see 

there is a great revolt underway in those countries, as well as 

in Arabia and in the Moslem countries of Russia.  By 

threatening England and the West, these flames found in 

the Kur’an will liberate Islam.  We are seeing that: in Egypt

the Coptics and the Moslems are united in their revolts and 

uprisings to rid their country of the English.  Similarly, all 

over Palestine the Moslems and Christians have joined 

together to free themselves from the English and the European 

Jews.  In India, the Hindus and Moslems have united for the 

first time in India’s history by rising up and fighting against 

the English in the north and east of the country.   And with 

one voice the clergy is saying “İndependence! The Great 

Mosque!, Islam!, the Caliphate!”  Together they want to free 

themselves from the hands of darkness that are pulling the 

East and their countries towards tragedy, by attacking the 

English! 

I offer this sentence  from an article in the New York Times 

entitled “The Islamic Nation and English Policy”, written by 

Dr. (name left blank), a former American cabinet secretary:  

“As the result of the outrage and uprisings in Egypt, India, 

Anatolia and Russia, along with the rest of the East, the East 

and Islam will be liberated.  When that happens justice will 

have found its place and mankind will be saved from 

servitude.”

      

Istanbul and Lloyd George

In issue number 13533 of the Paris newspaper “Sefudupari”, 

dated 5 September 1921,  an article entitled “Lloyd George’s 

Policy” was published: “With the idea of having the entire 

world submit to their will through their avarice and 

covetousness, the English, in the aftermath of the Great War 

even subjected their ally France to their tricks and deceits. 

They have put their feet up on their islands to take a rest while 

they watch everyone else weaken and exhaust themselves in 

endless wars.  The English want to erase all the Moslems from 

the face of the Earth and, in thier voracious greed, even want 

to acquire Istanbul and the Straits.  Lloyd George invented this  

intrigue of pursuing the idea of giving Istanbul to Greece, and 

by having his puppet “Dwarf” Greeks there he would bring it 

under his sway.”  

In another sentence, though, it is stated that “Lloyd George 

will never succeed with the occupation of Istanbul because 

300 million Moslems cannot be destroyed by Istanbul’s 

occupation.  On the contrary, if Lloyd George continues in 

being insistant and obstinate, the flames that rise from 

Üsküdar to the waters of Australia and envelope all his 

colonies will reach his own doorstep and we won’t send our 

firemen to put out the blaze!!"

//END of PART II//