Fatat Asharq Magazine Issued

26^th of Shaaban Year 1324 AH/ October 15^th, 1906 AD: Coming out of Fatat Asharq ( Girl of The East) Magazine which was edited by Labiba Hashem. The magazine is regarded most well known Arab, feminist one at the time, and it continued publication until it stopped in 1939.

Atomic Weapon Dropped on Hiroshima

27^th of Shaaban 1364 AH/ August 6^th 1945 AD: The American bomber Enola Gay drops an atomic weapon on Hiroshima, Japan, destroying a majority of the city and killing 60,000 to 70,000 inhabitants, according to American estimates.

Abeid Karume Stages a Coup

27^th of Shaaban Year 1383 AH/ January 12^th, 1964 AD: Abeid Karume stages a coup against Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, currently a city in Tanzania, which was under the Ottoman rule. Karume declared the establishing of the republic after this coup in which 16000 Arabs and a large number of Muslims were killed.

Fall of Coastal Town of Egypt

27^th of Shaaban year 616 AH/ November 5^th, 1219 AD: Fall of the coastal town of Egypt in the hands of the Crusades after a restive resistance during the firth Crusade expedition on Egypt under the commandership of John De Braine, but the Egyptian led by Sultan al Kamel succeeded in expelling them.

Death of Kobrolo Zada

27^th of Shaaban Year 1087 AH/ November 3^rd, 1676 AD: Death of Ottoman Prime Minister Kobrolo Zada Fadhel Ahmed Pasha at an age of 41 and after a term in office as a prime minister for 15 years. This man is the youngest prime minister in the Ottoman state, as he assumed this post when he was 24 years of age.

Ottomans Issue Uniform Law

27^th of Shaaban Year 1244 AH/ March 3^rd, 1829 AD: Issuance of the Uniform Law in the Ottoman state which regulated a uniform for the military men and Ulema and the state's civil servants. This law fuelled resentment in some circles of the state since it showed imitation of the Europeans 's style of dress.

Execution of Ali Mohammed Al Sheerazy

27^th of Shaaban Year 1266 AH/ July 8^th, 1850 AD: Execution of Ali Mohammed Al Sheerazy, best known by name of Al Bab, the founder of Al Babeya, one of the sects which introduced a distortion to the beliefs of Islam.

Death of Gorgy Zeidanne

27^th of Shaaban Year 1332 AH/ July 21^st, 1914 AD: Death of noted writer Gorgy Zeidanne ,the founder of Al Hilal Magazine which is still published in Egypt un until present. He is the author of the marvelous history books, with the history of Islam inspiring most of his literal novels. Of his masterpieces are the History of Islamic Urbanization, and the History of Arabic Literature.

Death of Mohammed Ibn Hazm

28^th of Shaaban Year 456 AH/ July 15^th ,1064 AD: Death of noted Imam and Muslim scholar Mohammed Ibn Hazm, one of the icons of Islamic sciences in the fifth hegira century. He authored numerous books in Fiqh, history and a comparative analysis of religions, foremost among which are al Mohalla in Fiqh and beliefs , All Fesal Fil Melal wa Al Nehal in other religions and creeds, Ihkam Al Ahkam in fundamentals of the religion of Islam, and the Arab genealogy.

Arafat Elected as PLO Chairman

28^th of Shaaban Year 1416 AH/ January 20^th, 1996 AD: Yasser Arafat is elected a chairman of the Palestinian National Authority in the first public election which the Palestinian territories have witnessed. This would not be implemented except after agreements with the Israeli side on the establishing of a Palestinian state.

Death of Abdussalm Haroon

28^th of Shaaban Year 1408 AH/ April 16^th, 1998 AD: Death of noted linguist scholar Abdussalm Mohammed Haroon, the mentor of researchers who authored the first book in investigative studies related to the Arab and Islamic heritage. He investigated scores of books of heritage in the area of literature and linguistics, foremost among which Animal which was authored by al Gahez, The Book by Sibawai, and Magazine of Literature by Al Baghdady.

Mousa Tarawry Stages a Coup in Mali

28^th of Shaaban Year 1338 AH/ November 19^th, 1968 AD: Lieutenant Mousa Tarawry stages a military coup in Mali against president Modibokita and establishes himself a president of the country and suspends the constitution. He continued to rule until he was overthrown in March 1991, and Ahmado Toomany took over.

First Arab Summit Held in Cairo

28^th of Shaaban Year 1383 AH/ January 13^th, 1964 AD: Holding of the first Arab summit in Cairo within the frame of Arab League, and in presence of Egyptian president Gamal Abdul Nasser and other leaders from thirteen Arab states. The main issue of the summit was the Palestinian cause.

Universal Postal Union Treaty Signed

28^th of Shaaban Year 1291 AH/ October 9^th, 1874 AD: Concluding the treaty which marked the founding of the Universal Postal Union after a meeting attended by members from 22 states in the Swiss City of Bern, including 20 European states as well as the US and Egypt. It was then named the General Postal Union.

The French Occupy Gabes

28^th of Shaaban Year 1298 AH/ July 25^th, 1881 AD: The French occupy the Tunisian town of Gabes after the surrender of the Mujahedeen and falling martyr of Mujahid Haj Al Gilani. This paved the way for the French to take control of Tunis.

Ottoman Fleet Defeats Phoenicians

28^th of Shaaban Year 1057 AH/ September 28^th, 1647 AD: The Ottoman fleet under the commandership of field marshal Ammar Zada Mohammed Pasha defeats the Phoenicians in the sea battle of Abesara while the Ottomans were conquering Crete Island on the Mediterranean.

Ottoman Army Defeats Allied Army

28^th of Shaaban Year 1098 AH/ July 20^th, 1687 AD: The Ottoman army defeats the Allied Army in the Battle of Osak near Hungary. Europe formed this army to fight the Ottoman state, but it failed to achieve any victory.

Noble Prize Awarded for the First Time

28^th of Shaaban Year 1319 AH/ December 10^th, 1910 AD: Noble Prize is awarded for the first time. In the area of peace, Henry Dunant and Fredric Passy were awarded the Noble Prize for peace, Vante Hove in chemistry, F.K Rontagra in physics, A.A. Vone Buharang in medicine, and R. F A Sellal Brodom in Arts.

Britain Recognizes Independence of East Jordan

28^th of Shaaban Year 1346 AH/ February 20^th, 1928 AD: Britain recognizes the independence of East of Jordan but it maintained a military supervision and, to some extent, a financial supervision. It is known that this part was under the rule of Prince Abdullah Ibn Hussein the son of the sheriff of Mecca.

Hosni Al Zaeem Stages a Coup in Syria

29^th of Shaaban Year 1368 AH/ March 30^th, 1949 AD: Colonel Hosni al Zaeem stages the first military coup in Syria in March 1949, but he did not last long, as a counter coup was staged against him in August 1949, and he was eventually executed one day after the coup.