Al Jamia Al Arabiya

Al Jamia Al Arabiya was started as a weekly by Munif Al Husseini in Jerusalem in 1927.[1][2] Its first issue appeared on 20 January that year.[3] Munif was a member of the Al Husseini family and was a nephew of Amin Al Husseini.[2][4] The editor of the paper was Munif Al Husseini.[4][5] Later Taher Al Fitiani joined the paper as its editor.[6][7] It appeared five times per week from 1929[2] and became a daily publication in 1933.[6]

Al Jamia Al Arabiya adopted a nationalist political stance.[3][6] Because of this the paper was banned by the British many times.[2][8] It also had a Pan-Arab and Pan-Islamic leaning.[6] The paper began to support the Italian Fascists, and the British government in Palestine argued that it was a result of La Nation Arabe's influence.[7] It frequently attacked the Falastin and Mirat Al Sharq newspapers due to their editorial policy.[1] Al Jamia Al Arabiya published many articles criticizing the meeting of the International Missionary Council held in Jerusalem in March/April 1928.[4] One of its contributors was a Zionist spy, Abdulkadir Rashid, who gave information about the Husseinis, their newspapers and the national institutions to the Jewish Agency for Israel.[7]

Al Jamia Al Arabiya was an organ of the Supreme Moslem Council[9] and then, of the Arab Executive Committee.[6] The paper also became the official media outlet of the Palestine Arab Party in 1935 when it was established.[1] Al Jamia Al Arabiya folded on 27 December 1935 after producing 1,711 issues.[3]