Mithqal al-Fayiz and Tribal Leadership in Modern Jordan
by
Yoav Alon
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2016
Shaykh Mithqal al-Fayiz's life spanned a period of dramatic transformation in the Middle East. Born in the 1880s during a time of rapid modernization across the Ottoman Empire, Mithqal led his tribe through World War I, the development and decline of colonial rule and founding of Jordan, the establishment...