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Hi Jolly or Hadji Ali (Arabic: حاج علي, romanized: Ḥājj ʿAlī; Turkish: Hacı Ali), also known as Philip Tedro (c. 1828 – December 16, 1902), was an Ottoman subject of Syrian and Greek parentage, [1] and in 1856 became one of the first camel drivers ever hired by the US Army to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.
Mar 8, 2016 · March 8, 2016. 28677. One Muslim of the pre-twentieth century era not well covered by writers on Islam in America was Haji Ali (Philip Tedro) a Turkish-Greek Muslim (May 17, 1828 – December 16, 1902). He was one of six camel handlers (three Arabs, two Turks, and Haji Ali) in the short-lived U.S. Camel Calvary Corp in 1856.
- Muhammed Al-Ahari
Apr 8, 2024 · Discover the bizarre tale of camels, the U.S. Army, and a Syrian camel driver named Hi Jolly in Quartzsite, Arizona, where a unique monument stands as a testament to one of America's most unusual military experiments.
Hajj Ali was a Greek-Syrian specialist who was one of the first camel drivers ever hired by US Army in 1856 to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest. Hi Jolly became a living legend until his death in Arizona.
Who was Hi Jolly? Hi Jolly or Hadji Ali, later known as Philip Tedro, was an Ottoman subject of Jordanian parentage, and in 1856 became one of the first camel drivers ever hired by the US Army to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.
Apr 8, 2014 · The man remembered as "Hi Jolly" was born in Syria, or maybe Jordan, probably around 1828. As a young man, he took the name Hadji Ali, either after converting to Islam or after a pilgrimage...
Mar 6, 2019 · Ḥājj ʿAlī; Turkish: Hacı Ali), later known as Philip Tedro (born ‘Ali al-Hajaya c. 1828 – December 16, 1902), was an Ottoman subject of Syrian and Greek parentage, [1] and in 1856 became one of the first camel drivers ever hired by the US Army to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.
