National Action League
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The Nationalist Action League (Usbat Al-Amal al-qawm) is a Syria
n nationalist
political party
, created in 1932-1933 by a lawyer of Homs
, Abderrazak al-Dandashli.
This party was created in response to particular referred to the Turkish Sanjak of Alexandretta. Its founders were opposed to the National Bloc
(Syrian main party of the time, nationalist and conservative), considered too compromised with the French Mandate
authorities. The Nationalist Action League is also opposed to sectarianism
(ta'ifi'yah), tribalism
(asha'iriyyah), differences in families ('a'iliyah) and "latitude" 1. By its social composition, the League is the expression "a middle class of merchants, teachers and civil servants" 2.
In terms of ideological affiliation, the Nationalist Action League is the heir of the secret societies Arab anti-Ottoman (Fatat al-, al-Qahtaniya, al-Ahd) and pan-Arab nationalist party Istiqlal
, active in all Crescent fertile3. According to Albert Hourani
4, the League never became an important organization because one of its principles was the non-cooperation with the existing regimes and leaders.
In 1938, his former secretary general "offer its cooperation to the French authorities." The opposite trend to the Secretary General then causes the bursting of the Ligue5. The following year, after the death of its first president, Abderrazak al-Dandashli, the League broke up, but one of its most active militants, a teacher of Alexandretta Alawite refuge in Syria after the transfer of the Sanjak to Turkey Zaki al-Arzouzi
, will set up a Club of Arabism, Nadi al 'Uruba, becoming one of the founders of the Baath party.
For Claude Palazzoli, the Nationalist Action League "shows, at the national bourgeoisie
, the beginning of a phenomenon of cracking and the first effort of the middle classes to distance themselves in respect of an upper middle class which they come off quite thereafter "6.
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n nationalist
Syrian nationalism
Syrian nationalism refers to the nationalism of Syria, or the Fertile Crescent as a cultural or political entity. It should not be confused with the Arab nationalism that is the official state doctrine of the Syrian Arab Republic's ruling Baath Party, nor should it be assumed that Syrian...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
, created in 1932-1933 by a lawyer of Homs
Homs
Homs , previously known as Emesa , is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is above sea level and is located north of Damascus...
, Abderrazak al-Dandashli.
This party was created in response to particular referred to the Turkish Sanjak of Alexandretta. Its founders were opposed to the National Bloc
National Bloc (Syria)
The National Bloc was a Syrian political party that emerged to fight for Syrian independence during the French Mandate of Syria period.The party was created after a national conference in 1928, by Ibrahim Hananu....
(Syrian main party of the time, nationalist and conservative), considered too compromised with the French Mandate
French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon
Officially the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon was a League of Nations mandate founded after the First World War and the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire...
authorities. The Nationalist Action League is also opposed to sectarianism
Sectarianism
Sectarianism, according to one definition, is bigotry, discrimination or hatred arising from attaching importance to perceived differences between subdivisions within a group, such as between different denominations of a religion, class, regional or factions of a political movement.The ideological...
(ta'ifi'yah), tribalism
Tribalism
The social structure of a tribe can vary greatly from case to case, but, due to the small size of tribes, it is always a relatively simple role structure, with few significant social distinctions between individuals....
(asha'iriyyah), differences in families ('a'iliyah) and "latitude" 1. By its social composition, the League is the expression "a middle class of merchants, teachers and civil servants" 2.
In terms of ideological affiliation, the Nationalist Action League is the heir of the secret societies Arab anti-Ottoman (Fatat al-, al-Qahtaniya, al-Ahd) and pan-Arab nationalist party Istiqlal
Istiqlal
-Political parties:*Istiqlal Party, the Hizb al-istiqlāl or Independence Party, political party in Morocco*Hizb al-Istiqlal, or Independence Party , Arab political party under the British Mandate of Palestine...
, active in all Crescent fertile3. According to Albert Hourani
Albert Hourani
-Life and career:Hourani was born in Manchester, England, the son of Soumaya Rassi and Fadlo Issa Hourani, immigrants from Marjeyoun in what is now South Lebanon. His brothers were George Hourani and Cecil Hourani. His family had converted from Greek Orthodoxy...
4, the League never became an important organization because one of its principles was the non-cooperation with the existing regimes and leaders.
In 1938, his former secretary general "offer its cooperation to the French authorities." The opposite trend to the Secretary General then causes the bursting of the Ligue5. The following year, after the death of its first president, Abderrazak al-Dandashli, the League broke up, but one of its most active militants, a teacher of Alexandretta Alawite refuge in Syria after the transfer of the Sanjak to Turkey Zaki al-Arzouzi
Zaki al-Arsuzi
Zakī al-Arsūzī born Latakia June 1899, died Damascus July 1968) was a Syrian political activist and writer, and is widely regarded as a main inspiration for the Ba'ath Party...
, will set up a Club of Arabism, Nadi al 'Uruba, becoming one of the founders of the Baath party.
For Claude Palazzoli, the Nationalist Action League "shows, at the national bourgeoisie
Bourgeoisie
In sociology and political science, bourgeoisie describes a range of groups across history. In the Western world, between the late 18th century and the present day, the bourgeoisie is a social class "characterized by their ownership of capital and their related culture." A member of the...
, the beginning of a phenomenon of cracking and the first effort of the middle classes to distance themselves in respect of an upper middle class which they come off quite thereafter "6.