Translation / Interpretation / Caption Text
Arabic translation:
To those against whom war is made, permission is given (to fight), because they are wronged; and verily, Allah is most powerful for their aid
Curator's Note: This is Quranic text from Chapter 22 "al-Hajj," verse 39
According to Steven Wachlin this poster's iconography references three contemporary geopolitical flashpoints of militant Islam:
(Left side) the defeat of the USSR in Afganistan
(Right side) The crushing of the 1982 uprising of the Muslim Brotherhood in the city of Hama (Syria)
(Center) The breaking of the Israeli/Zionist occupation of Jerusalem and its restoration to Islamic control
Acquired by SW at Al Najah University, 1986
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Year
Circa 1986
Wellspring
Special Collection
Publisher
Language
Arabic
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Duplicates
0
Status / Acquisition Goals
The PPPA has only the low resolution digital version of this poster featured
Dimensions
16" x 14"