152:. Many Europeans came to Egypt to take advantage of the problematic fiscal situation that emerged during that time hoping to make huge fortunes from loaning the government money. Foreigners began to take part in the cultural and economic life in Egypt. At the same time, the prominent Islamic ideologist and political activist Jamal al-Din al-Afghani came to Egypt. His teachings included religious reform and opposing foreign intervention promoting nationalist ideologies. Concurrently, reform and nationalist ideologies were spreading in many parts in Egypt. Al-Afghani had a major impact on nationalists and helped spread national political thought along with religious reformation.
165:. It is considered the first satirical political magazine that appeared in Egypt. Sanu's use of colloquial language and cartoons made it very popular in Egyptian culture. Using this magazine, Sanu criticized the Khedive's policies and his entourage. He also criticized the government and the people for not calling for their rights. His emerging popularity irritated the Khedive who recognized the danger of Sanu and confiscated the magazine and banished him. Sanu resided in Paris and managed to publish his magazine and send many copies to Egypt. In that period from 1876 – 1879, al-Afghani supported the emergence of more newspapers and journalists such as
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Khedive Ismail. They handed out political publications spreading nationalist ideologies and thought. They also wrote about the critical economic and political situation that was the result of the corrupt Khedive. Due to the secrecy, the organization's capabilities were limited and ineffective, but an-Nadeem was able to learn more about the discourse of patriotism and began to mingle more with people on the streets teaching and spreading nationalist and patriotic ideologies and lecturing people about the importance of democracy and a constitution. During that time, an-Nadeem founded his first newspaper
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immense. He was able to gather people and criticize them while they were standing listening to him very attentively. His publications and writing styles were popular. He was still effective and inspiring after he disappeared for ten years and returned from exile when he founded his last newspaper. Many state that Ahmed Urabi himself was impacted by an-Nadeem's nationalist views and ideologies. He believed in economic and religious reforms. He was a strong opposer to foreign intervention and colonization believing that the Arabs should not be subject to foreign rule.
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style and articulation, an-Nadeem was able to summon people to the Urabi movement and he spoke of the importance of political activism and social reform. Urabi appointed an-Nadeem as his personal advisor and through his writings and speeches, an-Nadeem enforced many people to join the military movement. In 1879 they formed the
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didn't last long at this job, which led to his departure from
Mansoura. When he finally found a job again as a government employee he headed back to Cairo where he was reunited with al-Afghani who began to take a more nationalist approach in his teachings and lessons. And since then an-Nadeem's political life began.
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surrender to Tewfik Pasha in hope for pardon. Samir wrote in his biography that it was the last time to see an-Nadeem for the next ten years. An-Nadeem disappeared growing his beard and wearing large turbans so that no one could recognize him. He was finally arrested in a small town called "Meet al-Gharqa".
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himself who demanded from the
Khedive to exile an-Nadeem again. And through the British pressure, an-Nadeem's paper was closed down and he was exiled for the second time to Jaffa. However, after returning to Alexandria for a short while he was summoned to the Sultan's court and remained there working
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After years of discrimination, the military officers under the leadership of Urabi sent a petition to Riyad Pasha in
January 1881. It was a demand to remove all discriminatory acts against Egyptians. Urabi asked an-Nadeem to write a charter to the Egyptian people requesting authorization to represent
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Afghani was quick to recognise an-Nadeem's capabilities so he began to privately tutor him, which influenced an-Nadeem's political and nationalist ideologies greatly. His recurrent visits to al-Afghani led to his termination from his job at the palace. Once again he was on the road. He resided at
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However, an-Nadeem was not thrilled by the education he was receiving at the mosque and decided to drop out. Instead, he decided to roam the streets and towns in
Alexandria in search for intellectual seminars, poetry recitals, and lectures at local cafes and ventures. During this time he excelled in
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where he found residence at the “Omada” of a small village and took a job as a private tutor for the Omda's children teaching them writing, reading, and religious studies. At that time he managed to learn more about the peasants living in
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An-Nadeem was a nationalist by heart. He was inspired by Al-Afghani's reformation ideologies and relied on journalism and speech to deliver his thoughts and opinions. His student Ahmed Samir and writers who have mentioned him have all claimed that his vocal abilities and linguistic capacities were
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The situation in Egypt was unstable due financial problems because of the
Khedive's expenditures that were on efforts to modernize Egypt in a European way. Money was spent on projects, luxury goods, and tributes to the Ottoman Sultan. More money was spent on the Suez Canal project and opening. The
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came to Cairo and began to lecture about the reformation of Islam. When he heard about him, he attended his lectures and was deeply impacted by his bold ideas. He became a recurring member of al-Afghani's councils and engaged in his seminars and learned from him reformation of religion, freedom of
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began to form secret movements spreading awareness of the foreign intervention in
Egyptian affairs. They persuaded an-Nadeem to join them. An-Nadeem found that the officers were targeting reformation and independency from foreign influence. He participated with his writings and speeches. With his
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According to Samir, an-Nadeem was with Urabi at the Battle of Tell El Kebir, and he returned with Urabi to Cairo after the defeat, where Samir met him at Urabi's house. An-Nadeem sneaked out during the night and left for Kafr Al-Dawar with his father. Urabi had considered to go to Alexandria and
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The British were especially concerned that Urabi would default on Egypt's massive debt and that he might try to regain control of the Suez Canal. So they placed their warships on the shore of Alexandria. Meanwhile, Tewfik fled to their protection, moving his court to Alexandria. The strong naval
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was appointed as Prime Minister and Head of Government. He saw great danger from an-Nadeem and his writings as someone who was able to shape public opinion and sway people to the officers’ movement. An-Nadeem mentioned in an article entitled “Bashing idiots” that it was the time in which laws
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Many were optimistic with this decision including an-Nadeem, the military officers, and al-Afghani. Tewfik Pasha was one of many students of al-Afghani and had many times attended seminars and lectures with national figures and writers including an-Nadeem. Tewfik's era did not improve Egypt's
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many articles in the voice and principles of Al-Afghani. An-Nadeem began to search for more political involvement so he searched for secret political movements in Alexandria, and in 1879 he joined the movement “Misr Al- Fatah”. It was a political organization working in secret and planning to
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An-Nadeem kept writing about nationalism and the role of a nation in his articles. He supported the development of political associations specifically in Alexandria. However, his paper "al-Tayef" had become very popular and according to Ahmed Samir who was one of his students and who wrote a
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presence spurred fears of an imminent invasion. The French fleet was recalled to France. The British warships in the harbor opened fire on the city's gun emplacements after the Egyptians ignored an ultimatum from Admiral Seymour to remove them. In September 1882 the British army headed by
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them. The movement had two public demands; the resignation of Riyad Pasha's government, and the formation of a council of representatives. An-Nadeem was a major component of a demonstration led by Urabi consisting of military officers and Egyptian civilians that headed to
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An-Nadeem was exiled to Jaffa for the first time in September 1891, although he did roam in many cities in this region including Nablus and Qalqilya. He remained in between these cities until the death of Khedive Tewfik Pasha in January 1892. He was succeeded by his son
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writing and speech. He became famous for his style and was considered a local celebrity in Alexandria. When word reached his father, he refused to support him financially unless he returned to the mosque. An-Nadeem decided to leave Alexandria and headed south.
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saying "I am your brother, why do you deny it?". He criticized their role in helping the British and the Europeans "who are tearing the East apart watching us burn like the lodges". This piece which was published in
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biography of an-Nadeem, the newspaper was used by the military officers to spread their political movement and ideologies without the an-Nadeem's consent; something that an-Nadeem was not very fond of.
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who allowed an-Nadeem to return to Egypt. Abbas II was supportive of Egyptian nationalists and an-Nadeem resumed his active role as a nationalist writer and founded the magazine
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