The centenary is a good opportunity to reflect on the unintended consequences of the Arab Revolt.
![British adventurer, soldier and author, TE Lawrence, the leader of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire, 1916 [Getty]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/52442ca4d75549f8bcfb1887998f595a_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Sykes-Picot is a symptom of the Middle East’s fundamental problem, not its cause.
![Faisal bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi sided with the British army and organised the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire after meeting with Captain T.E. Lawrence October 1916 [Getty]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/aa818be6e25849e1a415337056f63da6_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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The centenary is a good opportunity to reflect on the unintended consequences of the Arab Revolt.
Sykes-Picot is a symptom of the Middle East’s fundamental problem, not its cause.