Summary
Owner of the Al-Shura newspaper in Egypt, described in Niqula Khoury’s Memoirs as “a zealous Palestinian, one of the greatest and most enthusiastic nationalists and amongst the most loyal to the cause” (‘The House of the Priest’: A Palestinian Life (1885-1954), PDF p.151).
Details
- Al-Taher headed the crowds that welcomed Khoury and Emile al-Ghouri at Cairo station on their arrival on 13th October 1937, presenting the delegations from the Palestinian diaspora, the Young Men’s Muslim Association, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Association for the Defence of Palestine and the Syrian Orthodox community in Egypt (PDF p.151).
- He treated the delegation to lunch in Cairo on the following day (PDF p.152).
Related pages
‘The House of the Priest’: A Palestinian Life (1885-1954), Niqula Khoury, Emile al-Ghouri