“The Global Anti-Fascist War”: Memory of the Second World War in Non-Western Countries

... and Italian resistance. This experience is reflected in contemporary commemorative practices across parts of the Maghreb. In Egypt, for example, particular emphasis is placed on the El Alamein memorial, the site of one of the pivotal battles in North ... ... the war itself was largely perceived as “someone else’s conflict.” Iran and Turkey: An Uncomfortable Past In Iran’s historical memory, the country’s involvement in the Second World War occupies an inherently ambiguous place. The war is viewed ...