Third Palestinian National Congress, Haifa, Dec. 1920.
From right to left, the banner in Arabic reads: 'Palestine is the cradle of Jesus'; 'Preserve Al-Aqsa Mosque'; 'Palestine is Arab'. Third right, bottom row, is
Lord (Sayyid) Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini, shortly before he became Mufti (interpreter of religious law) of Jerusalem in May 1921.
The first Palestinian delegation to London in 1929, headed by Lord (Sayyid)Musa Qassem Al-Husseini, with other notables bidding farewell to the delegation.
1 Ragheb Nashashibi
2 Fouad Abdul-Hadi
3 Alfred Roch
4 Sheikh Khatib
5 The Grand Mufti, Palestine, Lord (Sayyid) Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini
6 Munif Al-Husseini
7 Lord (Sayyid) Musa Qassem Al-Husseini
8 Awni Abdul-Hadi
9 Dr. Abu Su'oud
First Palestinian Delegation to the UK in working session in London, 1921. Third left is Lord (Sayyid) Musa Qassem Al-Husseini, fourth left is Shibli Jamal. This was the first of 4 Palestinian delegations to London during 1921-30 to explain Arab fears of the consequences of Zionist policies in Palestine.
Al-Nabi Musa ("the Prophet Moses") was the name given to an important annual religious festival celebrated by Palestinian Muslims since the 13th century, entailing a procession from Jerusalem to the traditional burial site of Moses, near Jericho. Mounted on horseback is Lord (Sayyid) Mohammad Amin Al-Husseini. Al-Nabi Musa exemplifies how imbued Muslim Palestinians were with Jewish religious heritage.
Meeting in Aqaba - Jordan January 1924
Palestinian (Arab Executive Committee) delegation paying homage to King Hussein I
1 King Hussein ibn Ali (King of the Arabs)
2 Lord (Sayyid) Musa Qassem Al-Husseini
3 Prince Abdullah ibn Al-Hussein
4 Sharif Nasser
5 Sheikh Abdul-Qader Al-Muthaffar
Meeting in Aquaba - Jordan January 1924
Lord (Sayyid) Musa Qassem Al-Husseini, heading a Palestinian delegation (Arab Executive Committee) to pay homage to King Hussein ibn Ali in Aqaba, 1924
1 Lord (Sayyid) Musa Qassem Al-Husseini
2 King Hussein ibn Ali (King of the Arabs)
3 Prince Abdullah ibn Al-Hussein
4 Sharif Nasser
5 Sheikh Abdul-Qader Al-Muthaffar
Lord (Sayyid) Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, flanked by Christian religious dignitaries, ca. 1930.
To his right are the Greek patriarch and the Coptic bishop, and to his left, the Armenian patriarch and the Abyssinian abbot.
A Palestinian conference called on the eve of the Fourth Palestinian Delegation to London; Jerusalem, March 1930.
Front row, LTR: Awni Abdul Hadi, Lord (Sayyid) Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini, Lord (Sayyid) Musa Qassem Al-Husseini, Ragheb Nashashibi, and Alfred Roch.
Pan-Islamic conference in Al-Omariyah School, Jerusalem, Dec. 1931.
1 Shukri Al-Kuwatli, Damascus, Syria
2 Izzat Darwazah, Nablus, Palestine
7 The Grand Mufti of Palestine, Palestine, Lord (Sayyid) Mohammad Amin Al-Husseini
8 Mohammad Allouba Pasha of Egypt
9 An Afghani leader
10 Sheikh Abdul-Qader Al-Muthaffar, Jerusalem
12 Riyad Al-Soluh of Lebanon
Pan-Islamic conference in Al-Omariyah School, Jerusalem, Dec. 1931.
The delegation to the Pan-Islamic conference in Jerusalem Dec.1931 - visit to Shounah, Jordan Valley.
1 The Grand Mufti of Palestine, Palestine, Lord (Sayyid) Mohammad Amin Al-Husseini
2 Prince Ali ibn Al-Hussein
3 Prince Abdullah ibn Al-Hussein
King Faisal of Iraq receiving a Palestinian delegation, Jerusalem, 1930s.
1 King Faisal of Iraq
2 The Grand Mufti of Palestine, Palestine, Haj Amin Al-Husseini
3 Ishaq Darwish
4 Prince Talal ibn Abdullah
5 Lord (Sayyid) Musa Qassem Al-Husseini
6 Yacoub Al-hussein
7 Lord (Sayyid) Ismail Al-Husseini
The visit of the British Princess to Al-Aqsa Mosque in the 1930s.
1 The Grand Mufti of Palestine, Palestine, Lord (Sayyid) Mohammad Amin Al-Husseini
2 -
3 Amin Abdul-Hadi
4 Amin Al-Tamimi
5 Sheikh Ansari
6 The Queen's Aunt, Princess Mary
7 British Lord, accompanying the Princess
8 Ruhi Abdul-Hadi
Head and some members of the Arab Higher Committee in the 1930s.
1 The Grand Mufti of Palestine, Palestine, Lord (Sayyid) Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini
2 Lord (Sayyid) Musa Qassem Al-Husseini
3 Ragheb Nashashibi
4 Awni Abdul-Hadi
5 Lord (Sayyid) Jamal Al-Husseini
6 -
7 Secretary of the Palestinian delegation to London
London Conference, 1939
The British government, fearful of the impact of its repressive Palestine policies on British interests throughout the Middle East as W.W.II approached, and impressed by the intensity of Palestinian resistance, called for a conference to be held in London in Feb. 1939 to discuss the Palestine question. Arab and Jewish delegates were invited, but the British vetoed the attendance of Lord (Sayyid) Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini, mufti of Jerusalem and chairman of the Arab Higher Committee.
This photo shows a meeting at the Egyptian embassy in London. Seated in the front row, 3rd and 4th R, are Princes Faisal and Khaled of Saudi Arabia, respectively.
7 Secretary of the Palestinian delegation to London
London Conference, St. James' Palace, Feb. 1939.
Palestinian delegates (foreground), LTR: Fu'ad Saba, Yaqub Al-Ghussein, Musa Al-Alami, Amin Tamimi, Lord (Sayyid) Jamal Al-Husseini, Awni Abdul Hadi, George Antonious, and Alfred Roch. Facing the Palestinians are the British, with Sir Neville Chamberlain presiding. To his right is Lord Halifax, and to his left, Malcolm MacDonald.
Palestine National Council conference in Gaza, Oct. 1948. Haj Amin Al-Husseini is seated at the presidential table; to his right, the Vice-Chairman of the Palestine National Council, Hasan Abu Su'ud; to his left, the two secretaries of the Council. Emil Al-Ghouri and Mahmoud Al-Nijem. Standing speaker is the Defense Minister, Lord (Sayyid) Raja'i Al-Husseini. The hall is decorated with flags and with pictures of Arab heads of state, and shows the squalid conditions in which the PNC conference was held.
