Al-Fatat

{{Distinguish|Al-Fatat (periodical)}}

{{Distinguish|Al-Fatat (periodical)}}

{{Infobox organization

{{Infobox organization

| name = Al-Fatat

| name = Al-Fatat

| formation = 14 November 1909

| formation = 14 November 1909

| full_name = Young Arab Society

| full_name = Young Arab Society

| native name = جمعية العربية الفتاة

| native_name = جمعية العربية الفتاة

| native_name_lang = ar

| native_name_lang = ar

| logo = Flag of the Jam'iyat al-Arabiya al-Fatat (1911-1916).svg

| logo = Flag of the Jam'iyat al-Arabiya al-Fatat (1911-1916).svg

| founder = [[Izzat Darwaza]]
[[Awni Abd al-Hadi]]
[[Rustam Haidar]]

| founder = [[Izzat Darwaza]]
[[Awni Abd al-Hadi]]
[[Rustam Haidar]]

| headquarters = [[Paris]] (1911–1913)
[[Beirut]] (1913–1914)
[[Damascus]] (1914–1920)

| headquarters = [[Paris]] (1911–1913)
[[Beirut]] (1913–1914)
[[Damascus]] (1914–1920)

| region = {{flag|Ottoman Empire}}

| region_served = {{flag|Ottoman Empire}}

*[[Beirut vilayet]]

*[[Beirut vilayet]]

*[[Aleppo vilayet]]

*[[Aleppo vilayet]]

*[[Acre Sanjak]]

*[[Acre Sanjak]]

{{flagicon image|Flag of Kingdom of Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24).svg}} [[Arab Kingdom of Syria]]

{{flagicon image|Flag of Kingdom of Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24).svg}} [[Arab Kingdom of Syria]]

| membership = 169 official members

| membership = 169 official members

| membership_year = 1920

| num_members_year = 1920

| language = [[Arabic]]

| language = [[Arabic]]

}}

}}

'''Al-Fatat''' ({{langx|ar|الفتاة}}, al-Fatat) or the '''Young Arab Society''' ({{langx|ar|جمعية العربية الفتاة}}, Jam’iyat al-’Arabiya al-Fatat) was an underground [[Arab nationalism|Arab nationalist]] organization in the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Its aims were to gain independence and unify various Arab territories that were then under Ottoman rule. It found adherents in areas such as [[Syria]]. The organization maintained contacts with the reform movement in the Ottoman Empire and included many radicals and revolutionaries, such as [[Abd al-Mirzai]].[http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=ft7n39p1dn&chunk.id=s1.6.1&toc.depth=100&toc.id=ch06&brand=eschol The Elections of 1914 and the Eclipse of the Reform Movement] They were closely linked to the Al-Ahd, or [[Covenant Society]], who had members in positions within the military, most were quickly dismissed after [[İsmail Enver|Enver Pasha]] gained control in [[Turkey]]. This organization's parallel in activism were the [[Young Turks]], who had a similar agenda that pertained to Turkish nationalism.

'''Al-Fatat''' ({{langx|ar|الفتاة}}, al-Fatat) or the '''Young Arab Society''' ({{langx|ar|جمعية العربية الفتاة}}, Jam’iyat al-’Arabiya al-Fatat) was an underground [[Arab nationalism|Arab nationalist]] organization in the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Its aims were to gain independence and unify various Arab territories that were then under Ottoman rule. It found adherents in areas such as [[Syria]]. The organization maintained contacts with the reform movement in the Ottoman Empire and included many radicals and revolutionaries, such as [[Abd al-Mirzai]].[http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=ft7n39p1dn&chunk.id=s1.6.1&toc.depth=100&toc.id=ch06&brand=eschol The Elections of 1914 and the Eclipse of the Reform Movement] They were closely linked to the Al-Ahd, or [[Covenant Society]], who had members in positions within the military, most were quickly dismissed after [[İsmail Enver|Enver Pasha]] gained control in [[Turkey]]. This organization's parallel in activism were the [[Young Turks]], who had a similar agenda that pertained to Turkish nationalism.