The King Hussein Chair for Jordanian and International Studies at the Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) at the University of Jordan (UJ) recently launched the al-Qawmya al-Arabrya (Arab Nationalism) Document of His Majesty the late King Al Hussein Bin Talal.
CSS Director Prof. Musa Shteiwi said in a press conference that introducing this historic document to the public coincides with Jordan's 73rd Independence Day and the Army Day commemorations, noting that the document was originally published in English in May 1960 in the famous LIFE Magazine.
Mainly addressing the Western world, the Document explains the Arab and Islamic values asserted in the ideology of Arab nationalism, which crystallized the principles of the Great Arab Revolt and the Arab Renaissance.
Shteiwi hoped that publishing this document will grant it the official and academic attention that it deserves, "the Document will contribute to wprld understanding Jordan's political positions since its establishment till today," he said.
According to him, it also summarizes the Hashemites' vision and approach to leadership.
It is noteworthy that the Document came after 10 years of unity between the two banks of Jordan river, four years after the Arabisation of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, and three years after the termination of the of Anglo-Jordan treaty and the beginning of national efforts to build a modern state.