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Relations between Nazi Germany and the Arab world
Aspect of the World War II period
Relations between Nazi Germany and the Arab world
Relations between Nazi Germany (1933–1945) and the Arab world ranged from indifference, fear, animosity, and confrontation to collaboration. The Arab intellectual elite (including liberals, Marxists and left-wing nationalists) was very critical of Nazism, perceiving it as totalitarian, racist, antisemitic and imperialist. However, Nazi hostility against the United Kingdom and France – which held colonies in the Arab World – offered an avenue of cooperation for some Arab and Muslim leaders. Nazi Germany used collaborators and propaganda throughout the Arab world in search of political allies. German Arabic propaganda was launched to stoke anti-Allied sentiment in the region. Nazi Germany established Barid Al Sharq, an Arab-language newspaper, as well as an Arabic station in Radio Berlin. Nazi propaganda alleged that Germany held a common anti-colonial interest, despite some of its allies also having colonies in the Arab world, namely Spain, Vichy France and Italy. During the Anglo-Iraqi...
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