![Mustafa Alrawi’s grandfather, courtesy Al-Rawi family. FOR ONE_TIME USE FOR COMMENT ONLY.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4APBR7KBHPBF27AWJQHF5LM6KI.jpg?smart=true&auth=6a4b56b0a1f6963bf70b69d8b18f2026d1fb3ccb266c117b354ed9caad014e58&width=400&height=225)
Abdul Jabbar Al Rawi, left, in Damascus in 1919. Courtesy the Alrawi family
Abdul Jabbar Al Rawi, left, in Damascus in 1919. Courtesy the Alrawi family
The pan-Arabism envisaged by my grandfather can be replaced by a new dream
Abdul Jabbar Al Rawi wrote of missed opportunities a century ago – yet the same mistakes have been repeated over the years