Faris Glubb
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Faris Glubb born was a British
writer, journalist
, translator and publisher.
officer Sir John Bagot Glubb KCB CMG DSO OBE MC and his wife, Muriel Rosemary Forbes. Whereas Godfrey as an intellectual was about as non-military as any young man could be, Sir John was commander of the Arab Legion
. Godfrey accordingly grew up in Transjordan
amongst Bedouin
soldiers and declared himself a Muslim
as soon as he was old enough to do so. Afterwards, he was known, outside his family as Faris Glubb. Faris also had a sister called Naomi, a Bedouin girl adopted when she was three months old in 1944, and a sister and brother, Palestinian children adopted in 1948, called Mary and John.
ian Embassy and the military attaché
. He then went the School of Oriental and African Studies
to study Arabic and became an activist, with the Bertrand Russell Foundation and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman
, working with the Oman
i opposition at the United Nations
in New York City
.
during the Lebanese Civil War
, first for CBS
and later for the Daily Mail
as Michael O'Sullivan. He also reported for Arab
news agencies. When the Israeli Government expelled the Palestinian leadership from Lebanon
, Glubb followed. His Arabic
fluency
and close relationship with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
, with the writer Ghassan Kanafani
. He also published several books "Zionism
: is it racist?", "The Palestine Question and International Law
" and "Zionist Relations with Nazism.
" When he died, he was seeking his doctorate
in Arabic at the School of Oriental and African studies about relationships between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin
from Vatican
documents.
on 3 April 2004 as the result of a hit-and-run road accident. He is survived by his second wife, Salwa and their two daughters Sarah and Darina, and his son Mark (Mubarak) by his first marriage. His mother Lady Rosemary Glubb survived him, but died in September 2005.
United Kingdom
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writer, journalist
Journalist
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, translator and publisher.
Family and childhood conversion to Islam
Born in Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine as Godfrey Peter Manley Glubb, he was the son of the noted BritishBritish Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer Sir John Bagot Glubb KCB CMG DSO OBE MC and his wife, Muriel Rosemary Forbes. Whereas Godfrey as an intellectual was about as non-military as any young man could be, Sir John was commander of the Arab Legion
Arab Legion
The Arab Legion was the regular army of Transjordan and then Jordan in the early part of the 20th century.-Creation:...
. Godfrey accordingly grew up in Transjordan
Transjordan
The Emirate of Transjordan was a former Ottoman territory in the Southern Levant that was part of the British Mandate of Palestine...
amongst Bedouin
Bedouin
The Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans, known in Arabic as ..-Etymology:...
soldiers and declared himself a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
as soon as he was old enough to do so. Afterwards, he was known, outside his family as Faris Glubb. Faris also had a sister called Naomi, a Bedouin girl adopted when she was three months old in 1944, and a sister and brother, Palestinian children adopted in 1948, called Mary and John.
Education
Glubb was sent to Wellington College very much a "cane & bible" institution in those days where, deeply unhappy, he ran away, to the JordanJordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
ian Embassy and the military attaché
Military attaché
A military attaché is a military expert who is attached to a diplomatic mission . This post is normally filled by a high-ranking military officer who retains the commission while serving in an embassy...
. He then went the School of Oriental and African Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...
to study Arabic and became an activist, with the Bertrand Russell Foundation and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman
Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman was a Marxist and Arab nationalist revolutionary organisation in the Sultanate of Oman...
, working with the Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
i opposition at the United Nations
United Nations
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in New York City
New York City
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.
Career
Glubb reported from BeirutBeirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
during the Lebanese Civil War
Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted civil war in Lebanon. The war lasted from 1975 to 1990 and resulted in an estimated 150,000 to 230,000 civilian fatalities. Another one million people were wounded, and today approximately 350,000 people remain displaced. There was also a mass exodus of...
, first for CBS
CBS
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and later for the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
as Michael O'Sullivan. He also reported for Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
news agencies. When the Israeli Government expelled the Palestinian leadership from Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, Glubb followed. His Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
fluency
Fluency
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and close relationship with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Palestinian Marxist-Leninist organisation founded in 1967. It has consistently been the second-largest of the groups forming the Palestine Liberation Organization , the largest being Fatah...
, with the writer Ghassan Kanafani
Ghassan Kanafani
Ghassan Kanafani was a Palestinian writer and a leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. He was assassinated by car bomb in Beirut, allegedly by the Mossad.- Early years :Ghassan Fayiz Kanafani was born in 1936 in the then Acre , British Mandate of Palestine...
. He also published several books "Zionism
Zionism
Zionism is a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state...
: is it racist?", "The Palestine Question and International Law
International law
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" and "Zionist Relations with Nazism.
Nazi Germany
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" When he died, he was seeking his doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
in Arabic at the School of Oriental and African studies about relationships between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin
Saladin
Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb , better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant...
from Vatican
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
documents.
Death
He died in KuwaitKuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
on 3 April 2004 as the result of a hit-and-run road accident. He is survived by his second wife, Salwa and their two daughters Sarah and Darina, and his son Mark (Mubarak) by his first marriage. His mother Lady Rosemary Glubb survived him, but died in September 2005.