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Al-Shukairy at University
 Ahmad
Al-Shukairy and his brother Anwar joined the American University in Beirut. The
beauty of the university buildings, departments and location amazed him. He
joined a club known as" al-urwah al-urwah" (the strong knot)
at the University. It was a multinational club where he felt the spirit
of the Arab nation and its unity in spite of the existence of regional
prejudice, which was exemplified in the elections for the executive committee
of the club.
Ahmad took part in the demonstrations launched by the students on the
anniversary of the martyrs of the sixth of May 1927. Stirred by the enthusiasm,
he improvised a speech in the Martyrs’ Square in Beirut.
He condemned the French occupation and the Ottoman arbitration thereby arousing
the anger of the colonial French authorities, causing his deportation from
Lebanon. He was deported to Al-Naqura, at the Palestinian- Lebanese
border, from where he went back to Akka.
He made a wise decision to devote part of his time to both politics and his
studies. He began writing patriotic articles in Al-Zumr newspaper in
Akka, which was owned by Sheikh Khalil Zaqut. In his articles, he called
for fighting the Zionist movement and colonialism. At this time, his talent for
delivering speeches became more apparent than ever.
Al-Shukairy was accepted in the Institute of Law in Jerusalem in the year
1928. Teaching at the Institute was in evening classes. Therefore,
he made good use of his mornings by working in a newspaper called "Mirror of
the East" which was issued by Bulos Shehada. The young Al-Shukairy thus
opened a new page in his life as a journalist and politician in the daytime and
a student of Law in the evening.
Al-Shukairy became more attracted to the nationalist movements. His
political affiliations got him arrested by the British police and transferred
to Al-Zeib village near Akka where he was forced to stay at Al-Sa’di family
house. After his release, he went back to Jerusalem and refrained
from working in the newspaper in order to concentrate on his
studies. He was in the third year in the Institute of Law when he began
training in the office of the Lawyer Elyas Maghnam. There, he found the
work so thrilling that it took him away from politics for sometime.
However, he became involved in politics once more through his work as a lawyer
when the Shaw Committee began its investigations in Al-Buraq conflicts.
Al-Shukairy took part in preparing the file of the lawsuit. He then left the
office of Maghnam and joined Awni Abdul Hadi’s law office for both political
and financial reasons, in spite of the proficiency he was acquiring from the
first office.
Al-Shukairy completed his studies at the Institute of Law in 1933. He
swore the oath in the office of the British Chief of Justice so that he would
be able to assume the career of a lawyer.
Nationalist Activities of
Al-Shukairy while at college
1. In 1927 he took part in the student
demonstrations in memory of the martyrs of the sixth of May in Beirut. He
improvised a speech condemning colonialism, thus arousing the French
authorities, which expelled him to Palestine.
2. In 1928, Al-Shukairy took part in the Palestinian nationalist movement,
which was at its height. Young men had a very important role: their main
aim was to unite the factions of the nationalist movement.
3. Al-Shukairy attended the seventh Palestinian Conference in the year 1928 as
a journalist. When the societies of Muslim Youth were founded in
Palestine, he was a member of the Jerusalem delegation to their
conference in Jafa.
4. When the "Independence Party" was
founded, he took part in most of the national meetings of the Party, but he did
not join the party.
5. Al-Shukairy delivered a speech
in the National Conference, which was held in Yafa in March 1933. He
called for establishing the National Front to join together all the political
leaders, provided that they give up their government positions.
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