The Early British Attitude Towards Urabi Revolution (9-14 September 1881)

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Department of Tourism Guidance – Faculty of Tourism and Hotels - University of Sadat City

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Urabi Revolution is considered a turning point in the Egyptian modern history. It has been studied extensively, but little has been written about the immediate British reaction to this movement in the few critical days of 9-14 September 1881. This study focuses on the events from the British point of view from Abdeen demonstration to the formation of Sherif Pasha’s Government. The article investigates the early British attitude towards Urabi and his demands. This paper proves that it was clear since the beginning of the movement that the British aligned themselves with the Khedive against the revolutionaries as the British documents clearly demonstrate. The evidence proved that the British Government considered this nationalist revolt a menacing movement and hostile attitude. This research depends mainly on relative historical documents, writings of some contemporaries of these historical events and research papers on the subject.

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